Marrakesh residents reported ‘unbearable’ screams following the tremor.
CASABLANCA: Nearly 300 people were killed after a powerful earthquake rattled Morocco last night, according to a preliminary government count, with Marrakesh residents reporting “unbearable” screams followed the 6.8-magnitude quake.
“The power went out for 10 minutes, and so did the network, but then it came back on. Everyone decided to stay outside,” he added. Video circulating on social media showed part of a minaret collapsed on the famous Jemaa el-Fna square in the historic city, injuring two people.“I stopped and realised what a disaster it was. It was very serious, as if a river had burst its banks. The screaming and crying was unbearable,” he said.
“People are in the squares, in the cafes, preferring to sleep outside. Pieces of facades have fallen.” USGS said that “the population in this region lives in structures that are highly vulnerable to earthquake shaking”.
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