the 6.8 magnitude quake struck in a remote area in the atlas mountains, around 45 miles south of the popular tourist destination marrakesh. tremors were also felt in the capital, rabat, some 350 kilometres away. president biden said he s deeply saddened by the events. china s president xi has also sent a message of condolence. charlotte wright has this report. collapsed buildings and rubble strewn streets. the aftermath of a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8, leaving many hundreds dead across morocco. this is one of the country s biggest cities, marrakesh, a popular tourist destination, and 45 miles from the epicentre. as emergency workers pick their way through the debris, there are reports of families still trapped and many more injured. the floors were violently shaking, the walls were shaking, things were falling off shelving. i just didn t even know what to think. i then went into slightly more open space, in my main bedroom, and just collapsed to the floor,
after a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake, after it struck friday night. its epicenter, located in the high atlas mountains, just southwest of marakesh, the quake was the strongest to hit the historic tourist area in over a century. and rescuers are now struggling to access the hardest-hit areas, after roads of course were damaged. one witness said they re hoping for miracles from the rubble. more than 700 people were injured in the quake and are in critical condition. intense aftershocks have hit the area. experts expect the death toll to rise. i heard people screaming. everyone went out of their houses, the street is full of people, and women screaming, that s what happened. and even now, people can t go back home, because they re still afraid. i want to bring in now cnn senior international correspondent ben wedeman for more on this. ben, the destruction is devastating. i mean what are emergency crews up against, especially when you have an earthquake of this mag tuld,
on residents to donate blood. the 6.8 magnitude quake struck in a remote area in the atlas mountains, around 45 miles south of the popular tourist destination marrakesh. tremors were also felt in the capital, rabat, some 350 kilometres away. president biden has said he s deeply saddened by the events. china s president xi has also sent a message of condolence. charlotte wright has this report. collapsed buildings and rubble strewn streets. the aftermath of a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8, leaving many hundreds dead across morocco. this is one of the country s biggest cities, marrakesh, a popular tourist destination, and 45 miles from the epicentre. as emergency workers picked their way through the debris, there are reports of families still trapped and many more injured. the floors were violently shaking, the walls were shaking, things were falling off shelving. i just didn t even know what to think. i then went into slightly more open space, in my bedroom, an
on residents to donate blood. the 6.8 magnitude quake struck in a remote area in the atlas mountains, around 45 miles south of the popular tourist destination, marrakesh. tremors were also felt in the capital rabat, some 350 kilometres away. president biden said he s deeply saddened by the events. china s president xi has also sent a message of condolence. charlotte wright has this report. collapsed buildings and rubble strewn streets. the aftermath of a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8, leaving many hundreds dead across morocco. this is one of the country s biggest cities, marrakesh, a popular tourist destination, and 45 miles from the epicentre. as emergency workers picked their way through the debris, there are reports of families still trapped and many more injured. the floors were shaking, the walls were shaking, things were falling off shelving. i just didn t even know what to think. i then went into a slightly more open space in my main bedroom and just co
hospitals in the region have seen an influx of wounded people, and the authorities are calling on residents to donate blood. the 6.8 magnitude quake struck in a remote area in the atlas mountains, around 45 miles south of the popular tourist destination marrakesh. tremors were also felt in the capital, rabat, some 350 kilometres away. president biden said he s deeply saddened by the events. china s president xi has also sent a message of condolence. charlotte wright has this report. collapsed buildings and rubble strewn streets. the aftermath of a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8, leaving many hundreds dead across morocco. this is one of the country s biggest cities, marrakesh, a popular tourist destination, and 45 miles from the epicentre. as emergency workers pick their way through the debris, there are reports of families still trapped and many more injured. the floors were violently shaking, the walls were shaking, things were falling off shelving. i just did