2012 fatalities in Moroccan earthquake! The king announces a three-day national mourning! Experient: Intense vibration, like a train passing through a living room
According to local Moroccan media citing the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior, as of 22:00 local time on September 9th, the death toll from the earthquake in Morocco has risen to 2012, with 2059 injured, of which 1404 are seriously injured.
King Mohammed VI of Morocco announced on the 9th that the country has entered a three-day mourning period, during which flags are lowered at half mast in public places.
According to the Earthquake Information Network of the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at 23:11 local time on the 8th in Morocco, with a magnitude of 6.8. The epicenter was located about 71 kilometers southwest of Marrakech, with a depth of 18.5 kilometers. The Moroccan National Geological Monitoring Agency announced later that the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0 and a depth of 8 kilometers.
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The vibration is like "a train passing through the living room"
The Moroccan government updated the number of casualties from the earthquake in the southern part of the country on the 9th, with the death toll rising to over 1000 and more than 1200 injured.
According to the figures released by the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior, the number of fatalities has increased to 1037, with an additional 1204 people injured, of which 721 were seriously injured.
The United States Geological Survey determined that the earthquake occurred at 23:11 local time on the 8th, with a magnitude of 6.8. The epicenter was located about 71 kilometers southwest of Marrakech, with a depth of 18.5 kilometers. The Moroccan National Geological Monitoring Agency later stated that the magnitude of the earthquake was 7.0, with a depth of 8 kilometers.
The epicenter was located in the mountains of the Great Atlas Mountains. A resident of a town at the foot of the mountain told CNN, "I just picked up my children and ran out when the house collapsed in front of me. My neighbor's house also collapsed, and two people died." A resident of a nearby town said that his house also collapsed, and he and his two children managed to escape, but four other family members unfortunately died.
Mustafa Lornaby, who also lives at the foot of the mountain, recalled that when the earthquake struck, there were "deafening sounds" and intense vibrations "like a train passing through the living room.". Lonaby's house did not collapse, and he and his family fled to the outdoors for the night, but no one slept because there were still aftershocks, and everyone was still feeling palpitations.
The ancient city of Marrakech, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has also been affected by the earthquake. Videos circulating on social media show cracks and collapses in a part of the walls of Marrakech.
Karim Baridi, a resident of Marrakech, said outside a local hospital that when the earthquake occurred, his uncle was afraid of the house collapsing and jumped off the building, breaking his rib and receiving treatment.
Some Moroccan media have called this earthquake the strongest earthquake in the country's history. In 2004, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Husema region of Morocco, causing over 600 deaths and nearly a thousand injuries.
