The powerful earthquake that shook Morocco has now killed more than 600 people, officials said Saturday, sending terrified residents fleeing their homes in the middle of the night. The 6.8-magnitude quake struck a mountainous area 72 kilometres (45 miles) southwest of tourist hotspot Marrakesh at 11:11 pm (2211 GMT) Friday, the US Geological Survey reported. Strong tremors were also felt in the coastal cities of Rabat, Casablanca and Essaouira. Moroccan media reported it was the most powerful quake to ever hit the country.
By Ahmed Eljechtimi MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) - Morocco's deadly earthquake hit near Marrakech, a city beloved of Moroccans and foreign tourists fo.
Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, has sent a condolence message to King Mohammed VI of Morocco following the devastating earthquake that claimed over 800 lives in his country. SaharaReporters earlier reported that a 7.2 magnitude quake that struck Morocco's High Atlas mountains late on Friday night has killed more than 800 people.
The powerful earthquake in Morocco has now killed more than 800 people and injured hundreds more, destroying buildings and sending residents of major cities rushing from their homes in the country's deadliest tremor in more than six decades. The magnitude 7.2 quake struck in Morocco's High Atlas mountains late on Friday night. The Interior Ministry said 820 people had been killed and another 672 injured, in an updated casualty toll. A local official said most deaths were in mountain areas that were hard to reach, Reuters Reports.