The 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck about 47 miles southeast of Marrakesh late Friday, crumbling buildings and leaving thousands homeless.
Earthquakes of this size there are “uncommon but not unexpected,” it said, adding that there had been none with a magnitude higher than 6 since 1900.The earthquake struck about 47 miles southeast of Marrakesh, at a depth of about 11 miles, putting it in the category of aa type that tends to be more destructive. More than 300,000 people in Marrakesh and its outskirts have been affected by the disaster,Americans were injured in the earthquake, but the State Department is not aware of any U.S.
a spokesperson wrote Sunday in an unsigned email. “We are aware of a small number of U.S. citizens injured in the earthquake, and are on standby to provide all appropriate consular assistance,” the spokesperson said. “Due to privacy considerations, we do not have further comment on the injured U.S. citizens.
“The reality is that the moment you step out of Marrakesh, the people are essentially living as if they are back in the Middle Ages because of the absence of the state,” said Samia Errazzouki, an expert in Moroccan history and governance at Stanford University.In one ruined home in the town of Amizmiz, traces of its former inhabitants could be glimpsed in the debris: velveteen blankets, suitcases, rugs, a sagging mattress buckling under the weight of what was once the second-floor ceiling.
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