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☆ Morocco earthquake: What we know so far
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —More than 1000 people have died after a powerful earthquake struck the North African country of Morocco on Friday night. When and where did the quake hit? The earthquake struck at around 11:11 p.m. local time. The earthquake is Morocco’s deadliest since 1960 when a quake killed more than 12,000 people. Many world leaders have expressed their commiserations, as well as offered support to Morocco.

Persons: Al Haouz, Fadel Senna, Mohammed, ”, Balhaki, Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron, Narendra Modi, Volodymyr Zelensky, Vladimir Putin Organizations: CNN, Earthquakes, Geological Survey, WHO, Getty, Reuters, United Nations, Indian Locations: Morocco, Marrakech, Here’s, Casablanca, Al, Moroccan, Taroudant, AFP, Ouirgane, Turkey, Algeria

☆ Scenes From Morocco: A Deadly Earthquake Strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck about 50 miles from the city of Marrakesh in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, killing more than 1,000 people, turning houses and buildings into rubble and terrifying residents. Morocco has a history of serious earthquakes, and the one that hit shortly after 11 p.m. on Friday was the largest to strike the area in more than a century. The full extent of the casualties and damages was not known. “It didn’t last long,” said one person who experienced the quake in Amizmiz, which is about 30 miles southwest of Marrakesh, “but felt like years.”

Persons: ” Locations: Marrakesh, Morocco, Amizmiz, “

☆ Reactions from foreign governments to earthquake in Morocco
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 9 (Reuters) - Following are reactions from foreign governments to the powerful earthquake that struck Morocco's High Atlas mountains late on Friday, killing hundreds and destroying buildings in the deadliest tremor to hit the country in decades. INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI, INAUGURATING A G20 SUMMIT IN NEW DELHI"We pray that all the injured people get well soon. The entire world community is with Morocco in this difficult time and we are ready to provide them all possible assistance." SPAIN'S ACTING PRIME MINISTER PEDRO SANCHEZ"All my solidarity with the people of Morocco in the face of the terrible earthquake ... Spain stands with the victims of this tragedy and their families." FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER CATHERINE COLONNA"Solidarity with Morocco and our friends, the Moroccan people after the night's terrible quake.

Persons: NARENDRA MODI, PEDRO SANCHEZ, CATHERINE COLONNA, Tomasz Janowski, Frances Kerry Organizations: Solidarity, Thomson Locations: Morocco, Spain, Moroccan

☆ Morocco Rescuers Slow to Reach Hardest Hit Areas After Quake
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Constant Méheut | More About Constant Méheut | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Search and rescue efforts intensified on Saturday in Morocco after a powerful earthquake killed at least 1,000 people and injured hundreds more overnight, with national authorities deploying the military to hard-hit areas and foreign partners promising aid. But it remained unclear how quickly emergency teams would be able to reach the victims and prevent more deaths. The king ordered the country’s armed forces to deploy aircraft, helicopters and troops to help with the rescue efforts, according to a statement from the government. Local television showed images of trucks crammed with soldiers driving toward the devastated areas, in the High Atlas Mountains, in the southwest of the country. Authorities said that about half of the victims were in the Haouz region, a rural area with many mud-brick houses and little earthquake-resistant infrastructure.

Persons: King Mohammed VI Organizations: Local, Authorities Locations: Morocco, Haouz

The U.S. Geological Survey estimated its magnitude at 6.8, but the Moroccan geological institute put it at 7.2. That would make it more than twice as large, according to the logarithmic scale on which earthquakes are measured. The U.S. agency said local estimates can often be more accurate, but initial readings of magnitude are measured automatically and need to be reviewed by seismologists. But it was clear that the scope of the catastrophe was extensive, with the rural provinces outside of Marrakesh the hardest hit. Moroccan architects say the area near the epicenter has many earthen houses that are not built to withstand an earthquake of this strength.

Persons: Omar Farkhani Organizations: Geological Survey, seismologists, United Nations ’ Office, Humanitarian Affairs, UNESCO, of Architects Locations: U.S, Moroccan, Marrakesh, Marrakesh’s Medina

The quake had a magnitude of 6.8 and a depth of about 11 miles, the United States Geological Survey said in a preliminary report. Here’s what to know about the earthquake: The United States Geological Survey said it was the strongest quake to hit the area in more than 100 years. The epicenter of the earthquake was just over 30 miles west of Oukaimeden, a popular Moroccan ski resort, the U.S.G.S. As of early morning local time, the full extent of the casualties and damages was not known. The deadliest and most destructive earthquake in Morocco’s recent history was 5.8 magnitude and killed about 12,000 people in 1960.

Organizations: Morocco, Ministry, United States Geological Survey, UNESCO, Heritage, Reuters Locations: Marrakesh, Oukaimeden, Moroccan

Mapping the Damage from the Earthquake in MoroccoAn earthquake, which had a magnitude of at least 6.8, struck Morocco on Friday night, killing more than 1,000 people and devastating a region where many vulnerable buildings were unable to withstand the shaking. Shake intensity Very strong Moderate Fes Rabat Meknes Casablanca Safi MOROCCO Marrakesh Essaouira Epicenter Ouarzazate Agadir MOROCCO ALGERIA Shake intensity Very strong Moderate Rabat Casablanca MOROCCO Safi Marrakesh Essaouira Epicenter Ouarzazate Agadir MOROCCO ALGERIA Fes Rabat Shake intensity Meknes Very strong Moderate Casablanca Safi MOROCCO Marrakesh Essaouira Epicenter Ouarzazate Agadir MOROCCO ALGERIA Sources: U.S. Geological Survey (earthquake intensity); WorldPop (population data)The epicenter was about 35 miles west of Oukaimeden, a popular ski resort in the High Atlas Mountains, according to the United States Geological Survey. Rubble filled alleyways in Marrakesh, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and houses were flattened in villages in the countryside. About 3 million more people experienced moderate shaking. Fadel Senna/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesAlthough much of southern Morocco, where the quake struck, is rural, the region’s cities and towns are often very densely populated.

Persons: Fadel Senna Organizations: Rabat, . Geological Survey, United States Geological Survey, UNESCO, New York Times, U.S . Geological Survey, MOROCCO MOROCCO Oulad, Agence France Locations: Morocco, Fes Rabat Meknes Casablanca, MOROCCO Marrakesh, Agadir MOROCCO ALGERIA, Rabat Casablanca MOROCCO Safi Marrakesh, Agadir MOROCCO ALGERIA Fes Rabat, Meknes, Casablanca Safi MOROCCO Marrakesh, Oukaimeden, Marrakesh, U.S, WorldPop, Ourir, MOROCCO MOROCCO, MOROCCO MOROCCO Oulad Berhil, MOROCCO, Moroccan

☆ African qualifier to go ahead in Marrakech despite deadly quake
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Mark Gleeson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

However, Saturday's match between Morocco and Liberia in Agadir, some 260km away from the quake epicentre, has been postponed. The Congo and Gambia squads spent the night sleeping beside their respective hotel pools after the magnitude 7.2 quake that struck in Morocco's High Atlas mountains and damaged buildings in nearby Marrakech. The coaches of both teams said their players had been traumatised by the event but had been told they must go ahead with their match. Sunday’s Group G decider between Gambia and Congo is being played in Marrakech because Gambia do not have a suitable stadium for hosting international matches. “We have been told our match on Sunday must go ahead.

Persons: Tom Saintfiet, ”, ” Congo’s, Paul Put Organizations: of Nations, Sunday’s, Sunday, ”, Reuters, CAF, Royal Moroccan Football Federation, Confederation of African, Thomson Locations: CAPE, Congo, Marrakech, Morocco, Liberia, Agadir, Gambia, ” Gambia

Residents of Morocco who experienced the earthquake firsthand said that confusion had quickly turned into chaos when their walls started shaking and objects started crashing to the ground. In Amizmiz, a town about 30 miles southwest of Marrakesh that is near the epicenter, Yasmina Bennani was about to go to sleep on Friday night when she heard a loud noise. “I felt terrorized,” said Ms. Bennani, 38, a journalist who, like many people in the area, lives in a house made of clay bricks. “It didn’t last long but felt like years,” Ms. Bennani said. “The adrenaline took over,” Mr. Kourkouz told BFMTV.

Persons: Bennani, ”, ” Ms, “, “ Mustapha, Hassan, Ilhem, Maftouh, ” Yacine, France’s, Mr, Kourkouz, BFMTV, ” Raja Bouri, Ms, Bouri Locations: Marrakesh, Saturday, Morocco, Moroccan, Agadir

☆ Powerful earthquake strikes Morocco, killing hundreds and damaging historic buildings in Marrakech
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

This frame grab from video footage taken by AFPTV shows people out in the open in Marrakesh September 9, 2023, following a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Morocco. A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing hundreds of people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. In 1960, a magnitude 5.8 tremor struck near the Moroccan city of Agadir and caused thousands of deaths. The Agadir quake prompted changes in construction rules in Morocco, but many buildings, especially rural homes, are not built to withstand such tremors. In 2004, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake near the Mediterranean coastal city of Al Hoceima left more than 600 dead.

Persons: Abderrahim Ait Daoud, Talat N'Yaaqoub, Olaf Scholz, Narendra Modi, Lahcen Mhanni, Al Hoceima Organizations: Morocco's, Ministry, UNESCO, Local, Twitter, Indian, United Nations, Geological Survey, Department, National Institute of Geophysics, 2M, Portuguese Institute for, Civil Defense Locations: Marrakesh, Morocco, Marrakech, Moroccan, Al Haouz Province, India, United, U.S, Ighil, Earthquakes, North Africa, Agadir, Al, Portugal, Algeria

Since 1900, there have been no earthquakes M6 (magnitude 6) and larger within 500 km of this earthquake, and only 9 M5 (magnitude 5) and larger earthquakes,” USGS said. Most houses in the mountain village of Asni near the epicenter were damaged, Montasir Itri, a local resident, told Reuters. Morrow state-run Al-Aoula television on Saturday showed multiple buildings collapsed near the epicenter of the earthquake. I’m still in the road with my children and we’re scared,” Houda Hafsi, a 43-year-old Marrakech resident, told Reuters. Before the Covid pandemic, the old city drew nearly three million tourists in 2019.

Persons: Montasir, ”, Hamid Afkar, Waaziz Hassan, Brahim Himmi, I’m, Houda, Aoula Organizations: CNN, United States Geological Survey, Reuters, Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, Twitter, “ Earthquakes, National, of Geophysics, “, UNESCO Locations: Morocco, African, Marrakech, Asni, Taroudant, Morrow, Al, Rabat

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 6.8 with an epicentre some 72 km (45 miles) southwest of Marrakech. "When I felt the earth shaking beneath my feet and the house leaning, I rushed to get my kids out. [1/14]Residents rest in central Marrakesh following a powerful earthquake in Morocco, September 9, 2023. It was Morocco's deadliest earthquake since 1960 when a quake was estimated to have killed at least 12,000 people, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Marrakech is due to host the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank from Oct. 9.

Persons: Mohamed Azaw, Mohamed Ouhammo, Montasir, Abdellatif Ait, Saida Bodchich, Hannah McKay, Waaziz Hassan, Mohammad Kashani, Zakia Abdennebi, Tarek Amara, Alexander Cornwell, Ahmed Tolba, Jose Joseph, Muhammad Al Gebaly, Adam Makary, Michelle Nichols, Graham Keeley, Josephine Mason, Angus McDowall, Tom Perry, Tomasz Janowski, Frances Kerry, Alexander Smith, Peter Graff, Daniel Wallis Organizations: WHO, Moroccan, Interior Ministry, Geological Survey, Food, High, REUTERS, World Health Organization, UNESCO, . Geological Survey, University of Southampton, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IMF, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Marrakech, Casablanca, Rabat, Morocco, U.S, Amizmiz, Asni, Tansghart, Abdellatif Ait Bella, Marrakesh, Huelva, Jaen, Spain, Jemaa, Moroccan, Turkey, Algeria, Tunis, Imsouane, Dubai, Bengaluru, Cairo, New York, Madrid, London

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday, and shaking was felt from Rabat to Marrakesh. There was no immediate word on any casualties or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 and occurred about 18 kilometers (11 miles) below the surface. It said the quake hit at 11:11 p.m. and was centered about 56.3 kilometers (34.9 miles) west of Oukaimeden, a popular ski resort in the Atlas Mountains. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Organizations: Geological Survey, Associated Press Locations: RABAT, Morocco, Rabat, Marrakesh, U.S, Oukaimeden

☆ At Least 296 Killed as Strong Quake Strikes Morocco, Military Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Mike Ives | More About Mike Ives | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A powerful earthquake that struck about 50 miles from the Moroccan city of Marrakesh late Friday killed at least 296 people, the authorities said early Saturday, as a frantic rescue effort took shape in the hours before dawn. The Moroccan armed forces announced the confirmed death toll of 296 in a post on X, formerly known on Twitter, soon after releasing a preliminary estimate saying that about 100 had been killed. An additional 153 people were transported to hospitals with injuries, the Moroccan news outlet 2M reported. The quake in the High Atlas Mountains had a magnitude of 6.8 and a depth of about 11 miles, the United States Geological Survey said in a preliminary report. The Associated Press reported that it damaged buildings and sent people pouring into the streets of Marrakesh and other Moroccan cities.

Organizations: Twitter, Ministry, United States Geological Survey, Associated Press Locations: Moroccan, Marrakesh, country’s

☆ Burned by the European heat, travelers are seeking new destinations this summer
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

'Scandi summer' trendInterest in visiting the Mediterranean dropped by 10% from June to November this year, according to data published by the European Travel Commission. watch nowA "Scandi summer" trend is evident among summer home renters too, according to Expedia Group. Shifts in SpainSpain is the most popular travel destination in the European Travel Commission's poll of more than 6,000 European travelers. A spring poll of more than 6,000 European travelers showed the No. 1 reason for choosing a travel destination was "pleasant weather conditions," according to the European Travel Commission.

Persons: Tom Marchant, Marchant, Evia, Will Vassilopoulos, Cynthia Nerangis, Peter Tomlinson, Tomlinson, InsureMyTrip, hasn't Organizations: CNBC, European Travel Commission, Expedia Group, Expedia, Costa de Cantabria, Afp, Getty, National Parks, Swiss, Istock, Travelers, LemonLime, CNBC Travel Locations: Europe, London, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Scandinavia, Swedish, Skane, Blekinge, Edinburgh, Scotland, Riga, Latvia, Tallinn, Estonia, Smaland, Tenerife, Rimini, Spain Spain, Costa Blanca, Costa Brava, Mallorca, Costa Verde, Costa de, Basque, Greece, Rhodes, Corfu, Lofoten, Croatian, Canada, U.S, Slovenia, Italy, Puglia, Sicily, North Africa, Austrian, Lucerne, Solden, Switzerland, Morocco, Marrakech, France, Athens, Crete

☆ After a month in Morocco, I can tell you the last place you want to stay is in a hotel or Airbnb
▼ + stars: | 2019-02-01 | by ( Harrison Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Take, for example, Riad Mimouna in the seaside city of Essaouira, where I stayed around New Year's. Like almost all riads — and unlike most hotels and Airbnbs in Morocco — Riad Mimouna was in the heart of the old medina of the city. The sitting room in Riad Mimouna. Harrison Jacobs/Business InsiderAs with most riads, each room of Riad Mimouna was designed differently. The seaview suite in Riad Mimouna.

Persons: —, Cyrus Bozorgmehr, Riad, Riad Mimouna, Harrison Jacobs, Mimouna, Dar Akal Organizations: Service, Fairmont, Marrakech riads, Brit, CNN, Business Locations: Morocco, Moroccan, riads, Marrakech, New York City, Essaouira, New Year's, Airbnbs, medina, Riad Mimouna, seaview, Mimouna, Fez, Dar, Dar Akal

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