{"id":17608,"date":"2023-09-09T19:48:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T19:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=17608"},"modified":"2023-09-09T19:48:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T19:48:36","slug":"death-toll-jumps-to-over-1000-in-morocco-after-6-8-earthquake-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=17608","title":{"rendered":"Death Toll Jumps to Over 1,000 in Morocco After 6.8 Earthquake Strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Over 1,000 people have died, and at least 1,204 have been injured, after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Morocco late Friday night.<\/h3>\n<p>The death toll is still expected to rise as rescuers work their way into mountainous areas that are harder to reach.<\/p>\n<p>Most deaths were near the historic Marrakech city and the five provinces closest to the epicenter, but tremors were felt as far away as Portugal and Algeria.<\/p>\n<p>The earthquake struck at 11:11 p.m., and an aftershock hit 19 minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>CCTV captures the moment that the devastating 6.9 earthquake hits Morocco with reportedly at least 820 people killed and 672 injured <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P3U5qfcUf1\">pic.twitter.com\/P3U5qfcUf1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RT (@RT_com) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RT_com\/status\/1700494262809534870?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe quake brought down walls made from stone and masonry not designed to withstand quakes, covering whole communities with rubble and leaving residents picking their way precariously through remains. Rescuers worked through the night to find survivors buried in the dusty ruins,\u201d the Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/morocco-earthquake-marraskesh-7f4a503009dede0dec0208c08d6b100b\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Morocco?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Morocco<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/earthquake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#earthquake<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Marrakech?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Marrakech<\/a> |<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%84?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0632\u0644\u0632\u0627\u0644<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0645\u063a\u0631\u0628<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Horrific moment of collapse of a house caught on security camera earthquake at Morocco in the region of Marrakech<\/p>\n<p>Pray for Morocco  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/moroccoearthquake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#moroccoearthquake<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QxmYqde9ae\">pic.twitter.com\/QxmYqde9ae<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bot News (@BotNews18) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BotNews18\/status\/1700545684116508679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>The report added, \u201cA tent typically used for celebrations was being erected for shelter in the square of the impoverished mountain community of Moulay Brahim, where homes made of clay and brick were largely left uninhabitable. Fathers sobbed into phones telling loved ones about losing their children. Bodies covered with blankets lay in the health center next to a mosque as doctors pulled shards from people\u2019s feet and treated surface wounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This Indian Vlogger was there at the time of the earthquake in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>Prayers and Support for those who are affected by this earthquake <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Morocco?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Morocco<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/earthquake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#earthquake<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/moroccoearthquake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#moroccoearthquake<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/deprem?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#deprem<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%84?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0632\u0644\u0632\u0627\u0644<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0632\u0644\u0632\u0627\u0644_\u0627\u0644\u0645\u063a\u0631\u0628<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fas_depremi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fas_depremi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/morocco?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#morocco<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/maroc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#maroc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/earthquakemorocco?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#earthquakemorocco<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFLLionsPower?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AFLLionsPower<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rA2JdrQqM7\">pic.twitter.com\/rA2JdrQqM7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nishant Taliyan (@ch_taliyan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ch_taliyan\/status\/1700541391921942662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>The Moroccan military has deployed aid efforts, but many of the roads are blocked by vehicles and fallen rocks.<\/p>\n<p>In 1960, Morocco was hit with a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck near Agadir and caused thousands of deaths.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2023\/09\/death-toll-jumps-1000-morocco-after-6-8\/\">Death Toll Jumps to Over 1,000 in Morocco After 6.8 Earthquake Strikes<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/\">The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 1,000 people have died, and at least 1,204 have been injured, after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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