Rescuers had been digging by way of rubble in distant mountainous areas of Morocco on Saturday in a determined bid to seek out survivors after greater than 2000 folks had been killed within the deadliest earthquake to strike the nation in a long time.
Residents flee their properties after an earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, close to the epicentre of the Morocco earthquake, outdoors Marrakech.
The USGS mentioned Friday night time’s quake was unusually sturdy for that a part of Morocco.
“Earthquakes of this size in the region are uncommon, but not unexpected. Since 1900, there have been no earthquakes M6 (magnitude 6) and larger within 500 km of this earthquake, and only 9 M5 (magnitude 5) and larger earthquakes,” USGS mentioned.
Source: www.9news.com.au
