These pictures show the moment the quake struck the city of marrakesh late on friday, prompting people to sprint for the streets. The city is reporting a lower death toll than other areas, but considerable damage to buildings. Thousands of moroccans have spent a second Night Sleeping outside on the streets, fearing aftershocks. Some have been describing their fears and sense of loss. Translation i returned to my house and noticed many cracks in the walls. I cannot sleep there. Im asking the authorities to help me and bring in an expert to assess whether its possible for me to return to the house or not. Look where all these people are sleeping. Theres no help for us. 0ur houses have been cracked, others destroyed, like my daughters house, which has collapsed. We are in a chaotic state. Its painful to enter the ancient city and witness the collapsed homes and see people in great suffering. Its a painful experience when this happens to your brother or sister. I its really painful. Live n
Where Search And Rescue crews are working to reach people in the areas worst affected by friday nights powerful earthquake, which is now known to have killed more than 2,000 people. Three days of National Mourning have been declared. This is the small town of asni, in the atlas mountains, where few buildings have been left undamaged by the 6. 8 magnitude quake. Rescue teams have reached asni, after the Moroccan Army cleared a landslide on the access road. But other small Rural Communities remain cut off by rockfalls and there are reports of entire villages flattened. 0ur correspondent nick beake has made it to another community in the atlas mountains. This is amizmiz, in the atlas mountains. And you can see the destruction here. These were typically one and two storey buildings that came crashing down, and people have been picking through the rubble for their possessions. But of course, its notjust possessions. Many lives have been lost here, too. And just talking to someone a short ti
Oclock last night, causing the quakes epicentre was in a remote area of the high Atlas Mountains, and tremors were also reportedly felt in the capital rabat, some 350 kilometres away, as well as casablanca and essaouira. Charlotte winfield has this report. Streets filled with rubble and destruction. The earthquake struck Central Morocco shortly after 11pm on friday with an aftershock less than 20 minutes later. The quakes epicentre is in a remote area of the high Atlas Mountains but tremors are said to have been felt in the capital, rabat, more than 200 miles away. Theres reports that buildings in marrakeshs old city have been destroyed and one family was trapped in the rubble of a collapsed house. Many people are now said to be staying outside their homes in case the city is rocked by further powerful aftershocks. One man described feeling a violent tremor and seeing buildings moving, whilst another told reporters that people were in shock and panic. Holiday makers in marrakesh descri
Political thinking with nick robinson. 0ur movement is fighting, our movement is winning, our movement, brothers and sisters, is back, so said my guest on a new episode of political thinking. A conversation with, rather than a news interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. Paul nowak is the new General Secretary of the tuc and this week, the trade Union Congress meets in his home city of liverpool. And it meets at a time when there are more strikes than there have been for many years and at a time when paul nowak says, working people are fighting back after the longest sustained squeeze on their incomes in two centuries. Paul nowak, welcome to political thinking. Thank you. Now another thing you once said. Oh, dear. I fit every stereotype of a daily mail Trade Unionist. Im a slightly overweight, Balding Scouser who gets a little too aerated. I think it is an accurate description, dont you . Well, we will see, shall we . What gets you aera
to flee their homes when the 6.8 magnitude quake struck shortly after 11 o clock last night, causing buildings to collapse. the quake s epicentre was in a remote area of the high atlas mountains and tremors were also reportedly felt in the capital rabat, some 350 kilometres away, as well as casablanca and essaouira. charlotte winfield has this report. streets filled with rubble and destruction. the earthquake struck central morocco shortly after 11pm on friday with an aftershock less than 20 minutes later. the quake s epicentre is in a remote area of the high atlas mountains but tremors are said to have been felt in the capital, rabat, more than 200 miles away. there s reports that buildings in marrakesh s old city have been destroyed and one family was trapped in the rubble of a collapsed house. many people are now said to be staying outside their homes in case the city is rocked by further powerful aftershocks. one man described feeling a violent tremor and seeing buildin