{"id":2027413,"date":"2023-09-10T17:22:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T21:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morocco-hit-with-6-8-earthquake-death-toll-rising\/"},"modified":"2023-09-10T17:23:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T21:23:54","slug":"morocco-hit-with-6-8-earthquake-death-toll-rising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morocco-hit-with-6-8-earthquake-death-toll-rising\/","title":{"rendered":"6.8 Earthquake Strikes Morocco, Death Toll Climbs"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fmorocco-hit-with-6-8-earthquake-death-toll-rising%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=2027413&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--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People carry the remains of a victim of the deadly\u2062 6.8-magnitude\u200b September 8 earthquake, in \u2062the village of Imi N\u2019Tala near Amizmiz in central Morocco on September \u206310, 2023. Rescuers in Morocco were \u2064scrambling on September 9 to \u200dreach people trapped under the rubble after a powerful earthquake that killed more than 2,100 people and decimated entire villages. (Photo by FADEL SENNA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>2:09 PM \u2013 Sunday,\u2064 September 9, 2023<\/p>\n<p>A deadly earthquake has hit Morocco, causing devastating damages and a death toll that is expected to\u2064 rise. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Friday at around 11:11 p.m., a 6.8 magnitude\u200c earthquake hit \u201cThe Kingdom of the Western Place,\u201d affecting an estimated 300,000 people and causing the deaths of 2,122 people\u200d so far. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This was \u2064the moment a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco near Marrakesh on Friday night, killing hundreds of people\u2063 and destroying ancient buildings \u2935\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EKZ4uPP8p9\">pic.twitter.com\/EKZ4uPP8p9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Al \u200bJazeera English (@AJEnglish) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AJEnglish\/status\/1700615059024613731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On social media, many Moroccans \u2062voiced concerns and frustrations in waiting for the\u200b government to assist in their efforts. <\/p>\n<p>A 28-year-old\u2064 villager, Salah Ancheu, spoke to the press about their current stress and inability to find resources.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a catastrophe,\u2019\u2019 said Ancheu. \u201cWe don\u2019t know what the future is. The aid \u2062remains insufficient.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Many residents even slept outside in the streets after being left homeless from the \u2064catastrophe. <\/p>\n<p>The earthquake\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morocco-hit-with-6-8-earthquake-death-toll-rising\/\" title=\"6.8 Earthquake Strikes Morocco, Death Toll Climbs\">worst damage reportedly occurred<\/a> in rural\u2063 towns that are now difficult to access, since the roads that zigzag\u2064 up its mountains were buried by fallen rocks.<\/p>\n<p>Flags were lowered across\u2063 Morocco on Sunday, as King Mohammed VI declared three days of national mourning.<\/p>\n<p>The army dispatched search and\u2063 rescue teams and the king declared that water,\u2064 food rations, and shelters be opened up and accessible to \u2063those who had lost their homes.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the\u2063 earthquake\u2019s victims also spoke about how hard it was to escape from their homes, due to being \u2062trapped by fallen buildings that surrounded their residence.  <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201dI was asleep when the earthquake struck.\u200b I could\u200d not escape because the roof fell on me. I was trapped. I was saved by my neighbors who cleared the rubble with their bare hands,\u201d said victim \u200dFatna Bechar. \u201cNow, I am living with them in their house because mine was completely destroyed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sympathetic tourists and residents signed up\u2062 to\u2063 give\u2062 blood to anyone who needed it. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI did not even think about it \u2064twice,\u201d Jalila Guerina told the press, \u201cEspecially in the conditions where people are dying, especially at this moment when\u2062 they are needing help, any help.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>President Joe Biden expressed \u200dhis \u200cthoughts regarding Morocco through a post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am deeply saddened by the loss\u2063 of life and devastation caused by the earthquake in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>The United States stands by Morocco and my friend King Mohammed VI at this difficult moment. And, my Administration is ready to provide \u2063any necessary \u200bassistance for\u200c the Moroccan people.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President\u2062 Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1700637931809943569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news \u200bblasts directly to your\u2064 inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>83-year-old Pelosi runs for reelection \u200cto Make America San Francisco. 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The village of Imi N&#8217;Tala near Amizmiz was particularly affected, with residents carrying the remains of earthquake victims. Rescuers worked tirelessly to save those trapped under the debris. The 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck on September 8, 2023, leaving a death toll of over 2,100.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2196,"featured_media":2027414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2027413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2027413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027413\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2027414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2027413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2027413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2027413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}