News Magnitude-6.8 Earthquake Hits Morocco; >1000 Dead

[Brainonska511]

Some non-political events to start the weekend: last night, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake, with a magnitude 4.9 aftershock hit the city of Marrakesh. Death toll has quickly climbed from ~300 last night to >1000 this morning, and sadly, it will probably continue to rise, given both the very old buildings and the lack of earthquake-resistant building in this region that is not prone to earthquakes.

Some links:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/08/morocco-earthquake-marrakesh/

Earthquake in Morocco: Death Toll Jumps Above 1,000 From Strong Quake in Morocco

Rescuers were searching for survivors of a powerful earthquake centered in the Atlas Mountains, about 50 miles from the city of Marrakesh, struck overnight.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Brief update...

Morocco earthquake kills more than 2,000 and damages historic Marrakech​

CNN|2 hours ago
Rescuers were digging through rubble in remote mountainous areas of Morocco on Saturday in a desperate bid to find survivors after more than 2,000 people were killed in the deadliest earthquake to ...

 

[UNCjigga]

Between this quake and the dam bursts in Libya—Europe about to see a lot more migrant boats crossing the Med.

 

[sdifox]

Over ten thousand dead or missing now. CBC is reporting five thousand dead.

 

[Denly]

Over ten thousand dead or missing now. CBC is reporting five thousand dead.

have Link? everywhere I look said under 3k. Honest question.

 

[sdifox]

Humm, did I mix up the disaster?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/libya-storm-aftermath-wednesday-1.6965006

10,000 dead or missing in Libya flooding as entire neighbourhoods swept out to sea

More than 1,000 bodies have been recovered so far, but local officials estimated that more than 5,000 people were killed and several thousand more are missing

www.theglobeandmail.com

Yeap. Mixed up disasters.