A powerful earthquake struck Morocco's High Atlas mountains late on Friday (Sep 8), killing at least 296 people, destroying buildings and sending residents of major cities rushing from their homes. The Interior Ministry said the number constituted a preliminary death toll and that 153 people had been injur
A powerful earthquake struck Morocco's High Atlas mountains late on Friday , killing at least 296 people, destroying buildings and sending residents of major cities rushing from their homes.
Pan-Arab al-Arabiya news channel reported that five people were killed from one family, citing unnamed local sources. Further west, near Taroudant, teacher Hamid Afkar said he had fled his home and there had been aftershocks following the initial quake. Ighil, a mountainous area with small farming villages, is about 70km southwest of Marrakesh. The quake struck just after 11pm.In Marrakesh, some houses in the tightly packed old city had collapsed and people were working hard by hand to remove debris while they waited for heavy equipment, said resident Id Waaziz Hassan.
"The chandelier fell from the ceiling and I ran out. I'm still in the road with my children and we're scared," said Houda Hafsi, 43, in Marrakesh.
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