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Morocco Earthquake LIVE news: A powerful earthqua


Morocco Earthquake LIVE news: A powerful earthquake that struck Morocco late Friday night killed at least 2,000 people, the country's Interior Ministry said. More than 1400 people are critically injured

Morocco Earthquake LIVE news: Morocco's government said that 2,000 died and around 1500 were injured after a powerful quake, more than doubling the earlier toll, reports AP. Moroccans posted videos showing buildings reduced to rubble and dust and parts of the famous red walls that surround the old city in historic Marrakech, a UNESCO World Heritage site, damaged. The US Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 when it hit at 11:11 pm, with shaking that lasted several seconds. Morocco's National Seismic Monitoring and Alert Network measured it at 7 on the Richter scale. The US agency reported a magnitude 4.9 aftershock hit 19 minutes later.

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