
Earthquake in Morocco: A force equivalent to 25 nuclear bombs
The magnitude 7 earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday night into Saturday and killed more than 2,200 people is raising questions from seismologists.

The magnitude 7 earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday night into Saturday and killed more than 2,200 people is raising questions from seismologists.

While the International Red Cross says that Morocco’s aid needs are immense, the Moroccan authorities have not yet called for international assistance. More than 2,100 people have died in the most powerful earthquake to hit the kingdom to date.

Fearing aftershocks, residents and tourists in Marrakech, one of the cities affected by the magnitude 7 earthquake that occurred on Friday night into Saturday , continue to sleep outside. They are calling for help.

The "Sahrawi government" has sent its sincere condolences to Morocco and its people following the violent earthquake that hit part of the kingdom in the night from Friday to Saturday, causing thousands of deaths and injuries.

Hervé Renard, the coach of the French women’s national football team and former coach of the Atlas Lions, has made an appeal for solidarity after the earthquake that has just hit Morocco , a country he has remained very close to.

Several countries and humanitarian associations have spontaneously offered their assistance to Morocco, which was hit by a violent earthquake in the night from Friday to Saturday. But the authorities of the kingdom do not seem willing to accept their help.

Hamidou Laanigri, a corps general, died this Sunday, September 10 in Rabat, at the age of 84.

The French company Orange , also present in Morocco, has decided to offer its customers free calls to Morocco. This is following the terrible earthquake that hit the kingdom in the night from Friday to Saturday.

Bad news for Moroccan motorists. At the pump, fuel prices will continue to rise. This time, very sharply.

The toll of the terrible earthquake that hit the Marrakech region on Friday night into Saturday has worsened. According to figures released this evening by the Ministry of the Interior, more than 1,300 people have died.

Several French personalities, close to Morocco, have expressed their solidarity following the violent earthquake that shook part of the kingdom on Friday night into Saturday.

The King of Spain, Felipe VI, has conveyed his condolences to King Mohammed VI, and expressed his "deep sorrow" to the Moroccan people following the violent earthquake that shook the kingdom on Friday night into Saturday, causing hundreds of deaths and injuries.