The 6.8-magnitude quake struck a mountainous area 72 kilometers southwest of tourist hotspot Marrakesh at 11:11 pm Friday, the US Geological Survey reported.President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. joined world leaders in expressing sadness and condolences over the disaster, the Palace said Saturday.RACE TO RESCUE.
“We felt a very violent tremor, and I realized it was an earthquake,” Abdelhak El Amrani, 33, told AFP by telephone from Marrakesh. The ministry also recorded deaths in Ouarzazate, Chichaoua, Azilal, and Youssoufia provinces, as well as in Marrakesh, Agadir, and the Casablanca area.‘Unbearable’ screams“There are families who are still sleeping outside because we were so scared of the force of this earthquake,” he said. “It was as if a train was passing close to our houses.”
Houda Outassaf, a local resident, told AFP he was walking around the square when the ground began to shake.“I have at least 10 members of my family who died… I can hardly believe it, as I was with them no more than two days ago.”“I stopped and realized what a disaster it was… The screaming and crying was unbearable,” he said.
The USGS PAGER system, which provides preliminary assessments on the impact of earthquakes, issued a “red alert” for economic losses, saying extensive damage is probable and the disaster is likely widespread.
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