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"As locals continue to mourn the loss of more than 2,100 people, a mammoth
search and rescue effort is underway in quake-struck Morocco.
The 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck at 11:11 pm on Friday night, local time,
with an epicentre in the Atlas Mountains about 75km southwest of Marrakech. The
quake shook the northeast African and southwest Mediterranean region, with
reports of shaking felt as far away as Oran in Algeria, and Porto in Portugal,
at a distance of more than 1,000km.
At a relatively shallow depth of about 20km, “severe” ground-shaking
intensities were reported around the quake’s epicentre, where several remote
villages are located.
The ground shaking associated with the earthquake resulted in the total
collapse of many dwellings near its epicentre, a great number of which were
traditional mud brick constructions. Rockfalls and landslides have buried
villages in the remote, mountainous region.
There has also been substantial damage to buildings further away, including in
Marrakech – a city which houses close to a million people. At the time of
publishing this article, at least 2,122 people had been killed and more than
2,421 injured.
Sadly these numbers will probably increase. Significant aftershocks are
possible in the weeks and months following an earthquake of this magnitude.
These may result in the collapse of buildings which were damaged – but remained
standing – during the main shock."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
