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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/...es-morocco

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Morocco hit by 6.8 magnitude earthquake, more then 1000 folks is killed...
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/08/africa/mo...index.html

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Morocco Earthquake LIVE news: Morocco's government said that 1,000 died and 329 were injured after a powerful quake, more than doubling the earlier toll, reports AP. Moroccans posted videos showing buildings reduced to rubble and dust and parts of the famous red walls that surround the old city in historic Marrakech, a UNESCO World Heritage site, damaged. The US Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 when it hit at 11:11 pm, with shaking that lasted several seconds. Morocco's National Seismic Monitoring and Alert Network measured it at 7 on the Richter scale. The US agency reported a magnitude 4.9 aftershock hit 19 minutes later.
https://www.livemint.com/news/world/moro...95716.html

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Morocco's deadliest earthquake in decades has killed more than 1,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where casualties are still feared trapped.

With strong tremors also felt in the coastal cities of Rabat, Casablanca and Essaouira, the quake caused widespread damage and sent terrified residents and tourists scrambling to safety in the middle of the night.

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Morocco hit by 6.8 magnitude earthquake, more then 1000 folks is killed...
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/08/africa/mo...index.html

Deadliest earthquake in decades struck central Morocco, with rescuers digging through rubble in remote mountainous areas to find victims.

The 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook Morocco’s High Atlas mountain range shortly after 11 p.m. local time on Friday at the relatively shallow depth of 18.5 kilometers (11.4 miles), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, with the epicenter located about 72 kilometers (44.7 miles) southwest of Marrakech, a city of some 840,000 people and a popular tourist destination.

At least 1,037 people were killed with more than 700 others in a critical condition

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Jilat sia,,, hope they recovered and back to normal sooner.

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Morocco earthquake claims over 2,000 lives

Aid pours in from across the world as Moroccan earthquake survivors huddled for a night in the open on the High Atlas Mountains on Saturday, a day after the country's deadliest quake in more than six decades killed more than 2,000 people and laid waste to villages.Morocco earthquake claims over 2,000 lives; as aid pours in from across the world.
https://m.economictimes.com/news/amp_earthquake-today

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Reports “earthquake lights,” like the ones seen in videos captured on Friday’s 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Morocco, go back centuries to ancient Greece. These outbursts of bright, dancing light in different colors have long puzzled scientists, there’s still no consensus on what causes it but they are “definitely real.”John Derr, a retired geophysicist who used to work at the US Geological Survey.  He has coauthored several scientific papers on earthquake lights, or EQL.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/14/world/ear...index.html

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In Libya: Aid arrives in flood-hit Libya. A week after a wall of water rushed through Libyan coastal city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their deaths, the focus turned today to caring for survivors of the disaster. As aid arrives in flood-hit Libya as Derna death toll estimated at 11,300

Citing Libyan Red Crescent, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs added that another 10,100 people were still missing in the devastated city. — Reuters. 

Sunday, 17 Sep 2023. DERNA. A week after a wall of water rushed through the Libya estimates of the number of lives lost vary widely. The most recent official death toll, from health minister of eastern-based admin, Othman Abdeljalil, is 3,166 people were killed.

According to UN report released the toll from Derna alone has risen to 11,300. It citing Libyan Red Crescent, and UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs added that another 10,100 people were still missing in the devastated city.
These figures are expected to rise in the coming days and weeks as search-and-rescue crews work tirelessly to find survivors,” the OCHA report said.

Aid is now arriving in the North African country as the world mobilises to help emergency services cope with the aftermath of the deadly flood. At least 40,000 people have been displaced across north eastern Libya, according to the International Organisation for Migration, which cautioned the actual number is likely higher given the difficulty accessing the worst-affected areas.