Tag: Morocco
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Moroccan earthquake: A monumental disaster and a monarch’s parochial politics – By Owei Lakemfa
THE six-point-eight earthquake that hit the High Atlas mountain range of the Moroccan Kingdom last Friday claimed 2,901 lives and injured 5,530. The number of casualties is likely to rise, and we may never know how many more will die.
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How wedding party saved Moroccan villagers from deadly earthquake
A wedding celebration saved all the people of a Moroccan village during Friday’s deadly earthquake, which destroyed their stone and mud-brick houses.
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Egypt declares 3-day mourning after natural disasters hit Morocco, Libya
Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday declared a three-day mourning, to show solidarity with Morocco and Libya after the two countries were hit by natural disasters.
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Morocco’s Earthquake survivors ask for more help from authorities
Woman in tears. Not much is left of the village of Imine Tala, in Morocco’s southwest, following Friday’s earthquake
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African qualifier to go ahead in Marrakech despite deadly quake
Gambia and Congo’s African Cup of Nations qualifier in Marrakech will go ahead as scheduled on Sunday. This is in spite of the powerful earthquake that struck the city on Friday night and which has so far killed more than 1,000 people and injured hundreds more.
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NFF commiserates with Morocco over earthquake tragedy
The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed deep sorrow and grief at the death of over 1,000 people in an earthquake that occurred in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco in the early hours of Saturday, 9th September 2023.
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AFCON Qualifiers: CAF postpones Morocco vs Liberia clash after devastating earthquake
The Atlas Lions of Morocco last AFCON qualifying match against Liberia has been postponed following an earthquake in the North African country. Over 1000 people have been confirmed dead so far, following the 6.8 magnitude quake that happened near Marrakech on Friday night, with hundreds left injured. The match was billed to take place in…
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Earthquake: Nigeria’s president, Tinubu commiserate with Moroccans
Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commiserated with Moroccans over the devastating earthquake that struck the North African country on Friday night. The earthquake caused the death of over 800 people while hundres of people are in the hospital after suffering varying degrees of Injuries.
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Watch moment magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco
A video footage has captured the moment a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco killing hundreds of people and destroying buildings, forcing terrified residents onto the streets Recall that TheNewsGuru.com reported that a powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco Friday night, killing more than 600 people and damaging buildings in the historic city of Marrakech in what…
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Over 1000 persons killed as powerful earthquake strikes Morocco
A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco Friday night, killing more than 600 people and damaging buildings in the historic city of Marrakech in what the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said was the strongest tremor to hit that part of the North African nation in more than a century.