Morocco earthquake 6.8, Destruction overwhelming

[beautress]

I was checking weather dot com for a 10-day forecast when I ran into this blurb about a 6.8 quake near Marrakesh, Morocco that said:

(Image of survivors at link below.)​

The earthquake struck at 11:11 p.m. local time (6:11 p.m. EDT) about 43 miles south of Marrakech, the capital of Morocco.​

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As of early Saturday, Morocco's Interior Ministry said at least 296 people had died in the quake, according to the Associated Press. More than 150 injured people were sent to hospitals. Most of the deaths and injuries were in provinces near the earthquake's epicenter high in the Atlas Mountains.​

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Videos shared on social media sites showed buildings crumbled. The famous red walls that surround the old city in Marrakech were damaged, AP reported.​

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Prayers up for the 300 people who were killed, and homes were shaken into rubble. ​

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Powerful Earthquake Hits Morocco; Over 2,600 Dead | Weather.com

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the Moroccan capital of Marrakech late Friday night. Over 2,600 people were killed and buildings lie in ruin. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com

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[surada]

I was checking weather dot com for a 10-day forecast when I ran into this blurb about a 6.8 quake near Marrakesh, Morocco that said:

Image of survivors at link below.​

The earthquake struck at 11:11 p.m. local time (6:11 p.m. EDT) about 43 miles south of Marrakech, the capital of Morocco.​

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As of early Saturday, Morocco's Interior Ministry said at least 296 people had died in the quake, according to the Associated Press. More than 150 injured people were sent to hospitals. Most of the deaths and injuries were in provinces near the earthquake's epicenter high in the Atlas Mountains.​

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Videos shared on social media sites showed buildings crumbled. The famous red walls that surround the old city in Marrakech were damaged, AP reported.​

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Prayers up for the 300 people who were killed, and homes were shaken into rubble​

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Powerful Earthquake Hits Morocco; Over 2,600 Dead | Weather.com

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the Moroccan capital of Marrakech late Friday night. Over 2,600 people were killed and buildings lie in ruin. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com

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This is tragic.

 

[1srelluc]

 

[XponentialChaos]

More than 1,000 now.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Morocco earthquake: More than 2,000 dead as tremors felt in several regions

A 6.8 magnitude quake south-west of Marrakesh caused "violent" tremors in several regions.

www.bbc.co.uk

RIP. Thats a lot of casualties.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

That's sad. We have been talking about Morocco next year for vacation.

 

[Blaster]

Morocco earthquake: More than 2,000 dead as tremors felt in several regions

A 6.8 magnitude quake south-west of Marrakesh caused "violent" tremors in several regions.

www.bbc.co.uk

RIP. Thats a lot of casualties.

Shit happens.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Morocco earthquake: More than 2,000 dead as tremors felt in several regions

A 6.8 magnitude quake south-west of Marrakesh caused "violent" tremors in several regions.

www.bbc.co.uk

RIP. Thats a lot of casualties.

I'm going to move this to Breaking News, Tommy, if you don't mind.

 

[odanny]

Most of the structures in places like Turkey, Syria, Morocco, and other earthquake prone locations are not built to withstand them, and they always have high casualty rates, also due to population density.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Most of the structures in places like Turkey, Syria, Morocco, and other earthquake prone locations are not built to withstand them, and they always have high casualty rates, also due to population density.

Yep. This is something they should have dealt with years ago.

 

[odanny]

Yep. This is something they should have dealt with years ago.

Too impoverished.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Too impoverished.

I disagree. It's corruption. The people may not have the funds on an individual basis, but the governments certainly do.

 

[okfine]

Morocco earthquake: More than 2,000 dead as tremors felt in several regions

A 6.8 magnitude quake south-west of Marrakesh caused "violent" tremors in several regions.

www.bbc.co.uk

RIP. Thats a lot of casualties.

I heard a guy on the news who said earthquakes are rare in that region. Morocco had a 6.3 magnitude in 2004 which killed 600.

 

[mudwhistle]

Yep. This is something they should have dealt with years ago.

Some of the construction is hundreds of years old.

 

[Synthaholic]

That's sad. We have been talking about Morocco next year for vacation.

You can still go, and enjoy Tangier, Rabat, Casablanca, all fairly far from Marrakesh. I enjoyed Tangier very much, on an overnight trip from Spain and Gibraltar.

 

[odanny]

You can still go, and enjoy Tangier, Rabat, Casablanca, all fairly far from Marrakesh. I enjoyed Tangier very much, on an overnight trip from Spain and Gibraltar.

You didn't go to the Blue City?

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Too impoverished.

We are having trouble in the UK with buildings falling down because of using sub standard cheap materials. the money is there. The will isnt..

 

[okfine]

That's sad. We have been talking about Morocco next year for vacation.

When you do, buy yourself some leather goods. Like jackets for pennies on the dollar.

 

[Synthaholic]

You didn't go to the Blue City?

Nope, just Tangier. I was only at Rota Naval Station for a week or so for the DoD.

When you get off the boat at the port in Tangier you are immediately surrounded by a mod of children trying to sell you things. There are a bunch of spice shops there, and I bought some packets of cumin and others, but when I got home to the States, I was leery of putting any in my food. The restaurant seafood that I had was very good.

 

[odanny]

Nope, just Tangier. I was only at Rota Naval Station for a week or so for the DoD.

When you get off the boat at the port in Tangier you are immediately surrounded by a mod of children trying to sell you things. There are a bunch of spice shops there, and I bought some packets of cumin and others, but when I got home to the States, I was leery of putting any in my food. The restaurant seafood that I had was very good.

Yea, the hustling in that country I hear is bad, not only the children begging but the adults trying to be your "guide" or lead you into their shops or taxi's.