2023-09-09 08:46:47
France activates its crisis unit
In connection with the Quai d’Orsay, the French embassy in Morocco has opened a crisis unit, reachable by telephone at +212 537689900.
A “highly vulnerable” habitat, according to the USGS
The US Geological Survey (USGS), the American geological institute, has revised upwards its assessment of the victims of the earthquake: there is a 34% chance that between 100 and 1,000 people died following the earthquake. powerful tremor last night.
The American body also revised upwards its assessment of economic losses. “It is likely that the damage will be considerable and that the disaster will be widespread. Overall, the population of this region resides in structures that are very vulnerable to earthquakes. write the analysts.
The epicenter in the High Atlas
The epicenter of the earthquake was in the High Atlas Mountains, about 72 kilometers southwest of Marrakech. According to the US Geological Survey, this earthquake is the most powerful to hit this part of the Moroccan kingdom in more than 120 years.
A large area covered
The earthquake hit the regions of Al Haouz, Ouarzazate, Marrakech, Azilal, Chichaoua and Taroudant.
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