{"id":2026945,"date":"2023-09-09T18:36:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T22:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rare-powerful-earthquake-strikes-morocco-leaves-2000-dead\/"},"modified":"2023-09-09T18:37:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T22:37:17","slug":"rare-powerful-earthquake-strikes-morocco-leaves-2000-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rare-powerful-earthquake-strikes-morocco-leaves-2000-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Devastating earthquake hits Morocco, claims over 2,000 lives."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frare-powerful-earthquake-strikes-morocco-leaves-2000-dead%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2026945&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Powerful and Rare Earthquake Strikes Morocco, Leaving Thousands Dead \u200band Injured<\/h2>\n<p>A powerful and rare earthquake struck the northern African nation of Morocco \u200dlate on Friday night, leaving\u2063 a devastating impact. The earthquake, with a magnitude of\u200b 6.8, hit the western part of the nation, which \u2063is \u2064located across from Spain just south\u200d of\u2064 the Strait of Gibraltar.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times reported that this earthquake, which occurred in the High Atlas Mountains close to midnight, was the most powerful earthquake to hit the country\u2062 in over 120 years. \u2062The country is positioned at \u2064the \u2062juncture of \u200da <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rare-powerful-earthquake-strikes-morocco-leaves-1300-dead\/\" title=\"Devastating earthquake hits Morocco, claiming over 1,300 lives.\">slow-motion tectonic crash<\/a> between the African and Eurasian plates, with the plates colliding at a rate of only 4 to \u20636 millimeters per year. In comparison, the San Andreas Fault shifts approximately 50 millimeters per year.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b U.S. Geological Survey estimates that the number of fatalities from this incident could be as high as 10,000, making it a truly tragic event.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY\u200d WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Response and Support<\/h3>\n<p>Morocco\u2019s King Mohammed VI wasted no time in taking action. He held a meeting where he issued\u2063 orders directing his government\u2019s response to the tragedy. This included setting\u200d up\u2064 an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rare-powerful-earthquake-strikes-morocco-leaves-2000-dead\/\" title=\"Devastating earthquake hits Morocco, claims over 2,000 lives.\">inter-ministerial commission responsible<\/a> for deploying a relief program, emergency \u200drehabilitation, and assistance in the reconstruction of destroyed housing in disaster areas.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration also expressed their support for Morocco during this difficult time. U.S. \u200bSecretary of State Antony Blinken \u200bstated, \u201cWe are deeply saddened by the \u2063loss of life from yesterday\u2019s earthquake in Morocco and extend our heartfelt condolences to \u2063the families of those affected. We offer our support and solidarity to our Moroccan \u200bpartners at this tragic time.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are deeply saddened by the loss of life from yesterday\u2019s earthquake in Morocco and extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of those affected. We offer\u2063 our support and solidarity\u200c to our Moroccan partners at this tragic\u200d time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecBlinken\/status\/1700499840357089405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Multiple nations, including Turkey,\u200b which is still recovering from its own devastating earthquake \u200bin February, have offered support to Morocco in the aftermath of this tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>Moroccan soccer team \u200bstar Achraf Hakimi took to social media to request blood donations\u2062 to help the victims \u200cof the earthquake. He wrote, \u2063\u201cWe are living in difficult times and our thoughts are with the injured and the families of the \u200cvictims. Let\u2019s\u200c all cooperate and contribute to saving the wounded by donating blood. To\u200b God we belong and to him\u2064 we shall return.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This \u200bis \u200da <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-schumer-file-measure-that-sets-up-process-to-ram-through-biden-stimulus-without-gop-support\/\" title=\"Pelosi, Schumer File Measure That Sets Up Process To Ram Through Biden Stimulus Without GOP Support\">developing news story<\/a>; refresh the page for updates.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rare and strong earthquake hit Morocco, causing over 2,000 deaths and 1,800 injuries. The tremor occurred on Friday night in the western region, opposite Spain and south of the Strait of Gibraltar. 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