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  2. Moroccan Earthquake Shattered Thousands of Lives

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  3. Morocco earthquake: Death toll rises to 2800, , rescue operations

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  4. Pictures: Aftermath of Morocco earthquake : The Picture Show : NPR

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  5. Morocco Earthquake Death Toll Reaches Over 1,000, Rescuers Dig for

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  6. Morocco earthquake kills more than 2,000 and damages historic Marrakech

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  1. Traveling to Morocco after the earthquake

    Even though many were homeless and grieving, they still greeted us warmly with a smile.". The 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit just after 11pm on Friday, September 8, devastating remote villages in the High Atlas Mountains, killing more than 3000 people and injuring almost twice that number. Traditional homes built of rammed earth collapsed.

  2. What travelers to Morocco need to know following the recent earthquake

    The epicenter of the 6.8-magnitude earthquake, which hit on Friday night, was in the High Atlas mountain range, about 72 miles southwest of Marrakech, in the province of Al Haouz, which has had ...

  3. Traveling to Morocco? What to know about earthquake's impact

    September 11, 2023 at 5:27 p.m. EDT. A collapsed building in Amizmiz, Morocco, on Sunday. (Sima Diab for The Washington Post) 9 min. Near midnight Friday, Morocco was rocked by a 6.8-magnitude ...

  4. Morocco Earthquake and Travel: What Tourists Should Know

    A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the area on Friday. Tiago Petinga/EPA, via Shutterstock. By Ceylan Yeginsu. Sept. 12, 2023. Leer en español. Some of the world's most popular tourist ...

  5. Visiting Morocco after the earthquake showed this ...

    When Craig Sharpe learned an earthquake had struck Morocco a week before his travels, he questioned whether going on his trip was the right thing to do. Latest Posts; Find Trips. Africa; ... 'I reached out to a few Morocco travel Facebook groups to get some perspective on whether it was the right time to travel to a country that was ...

  6. After Morocco's devastating earthquake, the tourism industry rallies

    Morocco's 6.8 magnitude earthquake had struck last Friday, 350 miles away in the Al Haouz region of the High Atlas mountains at just after 11pm. It was enough to send our riad swaying, but there ...

  7. Morocco earthquake: Is it safe to travel and are flights to Marrakech

    The quake caused buildings to collapse and aftershocks are likely in the region in the coming days. On Friday a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Morocco killing more than 2,800 people and injuring ...

  8. Should tourists still visit Morocco in earthquake aftermath?

    T he Morocco earthquake ripped through the Atlas Mountains on Friday 8 September, leaving death and destruction in its wake in one of the most beautiful and remote regions of the country. As the ...

  9. Tourism is helping Morocco to recover from its deadly earthquake

    Despite a devastating earthquake which struck the country in September, Morocco has bounced back from the tragedy. It has continued welcoming tourists to the beautiful city of Marrakech and its ...

  10. Navigating a Perilous Mountain Pass After Morocco's Devastating

    A digger working to clear the road over the Tizi N'Test pass in the Atlas Mountains last week after an earthquake struck Morocco this month, killing at least 2,900 people. "We won't sleep ...

  11. Morocco Earthquake 2023: Latest Travel Advice

    Wednesday 13 September 2023. A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Morocco late last week, on Friday 8 September at around 11pm. The deadliest earthquake to occur in the country in over 60 years, the ...

  12. Marrakesh tourism operators urge people to travel to Morocco after the

    Tourists in Jemaa el-Fnaa square in Marrakesh days after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Morocco. EPA. Life is normal in the streets of Marrakesh, says Laila Lamb, despite the damage and debris after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck only 70 kilometres south-west of the city late on Friday. Lamb is Moroccan, but grew up in New York ...

  13. September 11, 2023 Latest news on Morocco earthquake

    A military helicopter airdropped aid onto the villages in the town since the earthquake. 10:35 a.m. ET, September 11, 2023. Father of 3 witnesses his village reduced to rubble: "We are just ...

  14. 2023 Morocco Earthquake Emergency Response, Recovery, and

    On Friday, September 8, 2023, at 11 p.m., a powerful earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck in the Atlas Mountains, approximately 43.5 miles south of Marrakech, Morocco, killing an ...

  15. Morocco's post-Covid tourist boom on track despite earthquake shock

    Morocco's tourism industry was on track for record earnings by the end of 2023 — until an earthquake struck on September 8, killing some 3,000 people, most of them in villages in the High ...

  16. Morocco debates how to rebuild from September quake that killed

    In Morocco, King Mohammed VI's cabinet pledged in a statement the week after the quake to rebuild "in harmony with heritage and architectural features.". More than 3,000 people died in September's earthquake in Morocco, and some 1,000 villages were damaged. The country plans to spend $11.7 billion on post-earthquake reconstruction over ...

  17. After Earthquake, Morocco Debates How to Rebuild

    He was just 8 and asleep when a large earthquake struck Morocco in 1960, wiping out entire neighborhoods in the coastal city of Agadir, near the Atlas Mountains, and killing at least 12,000 people.

  18. In Morocco's quake-decimated villages, rescuers find only bodies

    Friday's 6.8-magnitude earthquake, the strongest to strike Morocco in more than a century, has killed at least 2,862 people and injured more than 2,500 — ravaging communities already ...

  19. Morocco earthquake latest updates: More than ...

    AMIZMIZ, Morocco — As buildings continue to crumble, rescuers are racing to find survivors of the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that has killed at least 2,100 people and injured another 2,400. The ...

  20. Earthquake damages centuries-old sites in Marrakech but spares ...

    The Marrakech Medina, a UNESCO World Heritage site was hit by the 6.8 magnitude earthquake on Friday, the largest to hit the area in at least 120 years. The Medina district dates back centuries ...

  21. Morocco earthquake of 2023

    September 8, 2023. Location: Morocco. Morocco earthquake of 2023, severe earthquake that struck near the town of Oukaïmedene in western Morocco on September 8, 2023. More than 2,900 people were killed and 5,500 people injured in the shallow magnitude-6.8 temblor and its aftershocks. The earthquake heavily damaged parts of the ancient section ...

  22. Browsing for a bargain in Morocco, he got a lesson in life

    Forty-odd years ago, my then-new wife and I went on a honeymoon trip to the seashore community of Torremolinos, Spain. Although I had never been to Spain,...