The consequences of the earthquake in Morocco, in images

2023-09-09 11:38:06

At least 820 people have died in the earthquake that hit Morocco this Friday night. To them must be added another 329 injured, 51 of them seriously, according to the latest data released this Saturday by the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior.

According to a seismic alert bulletin released by the Moroccan National Institute of Geophysics, the earthquake, of magnitude 7, shook the northern Moroccan region of Marrakech and occurred at 11:11 p.m. local time (00:11 GMT on Saturday) at a depth of 8 kilometers. It had its epicenter in the town of Ighil, located about 80 kilometers southwest of the city of Marrakech.