Media reported that the mosque suffered damage but the extent was not immediately clear. In the immediate aftermath of the quake, images shared online showed people running and screaming near the 12th century Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech, one of the city’s most famed landmarks. Baskets, buckets and clothing could be seen amid scattered stones in the remains of one building. A car was nearly buried by the chunks of a collapsed building. Emergency workers climbed over heaps of stones, the remains of crumbled walls. (Image: Al Oula TV via Reuters)Īnxious families stood in the streets or huddled on the pavement, some carrying children, blankets or other belongings. Moroccan television showed scenes from the aftermath, as many stayed outside fearing aftershocks. The ministry wrote that most damage occurred outside of cities and towns. Morocco’s interior ministry said early on September 9 that at least 296 people had died in the provinces near the quake and 153 injured people were sent to hospitals for treatment. A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late night on September 8, killing hundreds of people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech.
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