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worldnews@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 800 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech

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Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 800 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech

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worldnews@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

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A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 800 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech.

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Those are very old mud brick buildings for the most part. A big earthquake will vaporize them.

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