Morocco Was hit with the biggest earthquake since 1960. Morocco was hit by an earthquake of 6.8 magnitude this past Friday September 8. The epicenter was 45 miles from the city of Marrakech.
Many lives were lost during this earthquake, According to Sara Ferguson from Forbes “Families in several cities in Morocco rushed out of their homes and into the streets after a powerful earthquake”
Some areas were hit harder than others. According to Lauren Hetherby from the The New york times “As of Sunday, the largest number of victims accounted for so far are in the Al Haouz province, a mountainous region of small hillside towns south of Marrakesh, and Taroudant, south of the epicenter. Many of the areas affected by the quake are remote mountain villages that are not easily accessed by emergency teams.”
Unfortunately those areas that suffered the most damage are not easily accessible so that makes the situation harder for UNICEF and the people who are trying to help.
This has been the most devastating earthquake in morocco since 1960.According to Reuters news “Rescuers on Monday searched villages reduced to rubble for any survivors of Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades, in a desperate race against time as the death toll rose to almost 2,500 and the scale of destruction became clearer.”
The numbers of death tolls and people displaced have increased According to Sarah Ferguson from Forbes “Current estimates indicate up to 35,000 people are internally displaced after their homes either flooded or completely collapsed. Families are being hosted by relatives or are sheltering in schools and public facilities. Over 6,000 are confirmed dead; nearly 10,000 remain missing.”
Some of the initial efforts for rescue have come from UNICEF. Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, issued a statement saying “the United Nations is ready to assist the Government of Morocco in its efforts to aid the impacted population”.
The United Nations has also been in constant communication with the Moroccan authorities to bring direct support and response to the situation.
Sources:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/unicefusa/2023/09/09/earthquake-hits-morocco/?sh=13795ab31c6e
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it’s easy to understand the whole situation and the story what happened to Morroco in the past few days.