, after the panorama in morocco , the search and rescue operation continues number dead, after the earthquake is approaching 2,000, 500 doctors are providing assistance to thousands, victims mobilized in Army Brigades are in International Search groups for residents, what happened was a real shock, scientists had previously ruled out possible earthquakes of such force in this region. However, the disaster in morocco confirmed the opposite; details from Tatyana Volkova. With the tremendous effort of moroccan rescuers, International Specialists are joining to help the affected country ; their search teams have been sent to spain great britain, the united states, as well as the Czech Republic and france are sending equipment and dogs to search for rescuers trying to get to the most affected villages in the high atlas, impassable mountain range, houses in many settlements have turned into ruins, in general, the catastrophe has affected the infrastructure right up to the northern coast of t
In the central part of morocco on friday late evening and this is one of the reasons why it is so deadly time late evening the power of the earthquake was a magnitude of 6. 8 the epicenter of the earthquake was in the Atlas Mountains here it is marked 70 km from marrakesh, according to the American Geological survey, the shock was at a depth of 18. 5 km, that is, a relatively shallow depth, which also increases the scale of the destruction. And this is the moment when the earthquake occurred and komarakeshi people were looking for a place to save themselves, how the historical part of this city was affected, we will show later, and now here is the moment of the earthquake that happened on friday and first the victims, as they think, many of them in remote mountainous areas, in total , approximately 2,700 people died, this is the number of deaths confirmed by the authorities, however there may be more victims while ritualists are still sorting through the rubble and a bbc correspondent
Good morning and welcome to cnn this morning. Im victor blackwell. Im amara walker. Thank you for sharing a part of your morning us with. Another after shock in morocco. The Death Toll Climbs to 2,000 people. We are going to have the latest on the Search And Rescue efforts. Pennsylvania authorities confirm a new sighting of escaped inmate danelo cavalcante. We will tell you what were learning about how he has changed his appearance. All eyes on iowa. President ial candidate donald trump and Governor Ron Desantis Crisscross Paths in the hawkeye state. The latest from the campaign trail. We begin with reports of a 3. 9 after shock in morocco. Now, two days after fridays major earthquake in that african nation, more than 2,000 people have been killed. Nearly 2,000 have been injured in this 6. 8 magnitude quake. It is the countrys deadliest earthquake in decades. Those numbers are expected to rise as rescuers dig through the rubble. Relief efforts are arriving slowly to some of the most re
Welcome to the programme. We start in morocco, where Search And Rescue crews are trying to reach people in the areas worst affected by friday nights powerful earthquake. More than 2,000 people are now known to have died. Three days of National Mourning have been declared. This is the small town of asni in the Atlas Mountains about 30 miles 45km south of marrakesh. Very few buildings have been left undamaged by the 6. 8 magnitude quake. Live now to marrakesh, we can speak to our correspondent anna holligan. This is a un World Heritage site and the Culture Agency has offered to help morocco come up with a repair strategy. In marrakesh, 300,000 people, about a quarter of the population, has been affected. I just want to take you closer to give you the full picture. This is the mask and the minaret has crumbled. There are piles of rubble here earlier which have been removed by heavy machinery. Some of the street signs have been vented and twisted. Here, you can see some of the debris has f
Hello, im rich preston. We start in morocco, where Search And Rescue crews are trying to reach people in the areas worst affected by friday nights powerful earthquake. More than 2,000 people are now known to have died. Three days of National Mourning have been declared. This is the small town of asni in the atlas mountains, about 30 miles or 45km south of marrakesh. Very few buildings have been left undamaged by the 6. 8 lets show you some live pictures from amizmiz, near the epicentre. It is about 55 kilometres south of marrakesh. You can see Heavy Machinery and diggers have marrakesh. You can see Heavy Machinery and diggers have been brought into work through the rubble as they search for survivors. The popular Tourist City Of Marrakesh has reported a lower death toll than other areas, but there was considerable damage to buildings. The un says around 300,000 people have been affected in marrakesh and the surrounding area. 0ur correspondent Anna Holligan is there. This is a unesco Wo