Posted on 09/08/2023 10:41:38 PM PDT by CFW
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.
The Interior Ministry said the number constituted a preliminary death toll and that 153 people had been injured.
A local official said most deaths were in mountain areas that were hard to reach.
Residents of Marrakech, the nearest big city to the epicenter, said some buildings had collapsed in the old city, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and local television showed pictures of a fallen mosque minaret with rubble lying on smashed cars.
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“The earth shook for about 20 seconds. Doors opened and shut by themselves as I rushed downstairs from the second floor,” he said.
Morocco’s geophysical center said the quake struck in the Ighil area of the High Atlas with a magnitude of 7.2.
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“7.2,”
SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL BABY
Are we getting more shaking ?
Or are we just hearing about it more?
.... I went down down down ... in that burning ring of fire ..
Especially for unreinforced masonry buildings and mountainous areas.
“.... I went down down down ... in that burning ring of fire ..”
It is all that “global boiling” we have been hearing about lately. Naturally it will produce a “ring of fire”....or shaking....or something. Trust the science, stay six feet apart, be safe, wear a mask, and make sure you are up-to-date on your vaccines!
Yes .. the old buildings ... I hate the thought of people suffering ... my heart goes out to them, but I also hate to lose the old buildings .
History and craftsmanship shame.
Well .... not all bad ...
fallen mosque minaret with rubble
Indeed
That’ll get your attention
Of course it’s because of Global Warming.
There are literally people on YouTube threads claiming that.
(eye roll)
Later reports seem to have downgraded it to a 6.8.
Still deadly if it’s in crap soils affecting crap buildings.
The death toll is approaching 700...
I feel bad but thought the same thing.
The death number is now over a thousand. I assume that is due to the quality of building construction.
Rock the Casbah.
I have little sympathy for the area. There are many graves of our military men there that were buried and in cemeteries near there and are continually being desecrated by the Muslims. Even though we gave our sons to free them from the Nazis, they are not respectful of our dead.
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