Pak Sahafat – The Ministry of Interior of Morocco announced in the latest report on the severe damages of two earthquakes in this country: the number of victims has reached 1,037 dead and 1,204 injured, and the condition of 721 injured people is critical.
According to the report of Pak Sahafat News Agency International Group, Morocco official television announced today, Saturday, September 9, in a report that the earthquake casualties in this country increased to 1,037 dead and 1,204 injured; 721 of the wounded are in critical condition.
In a report on the earthquake, “Russia Elium” news site wrote: According to new statistics published by the Ministry of Interior of Morocco, the first and second earthquakes also caused severe damage in Maghreb and many other cities.
The World Health Organization announced today in a statement that the strong earthquake that shook Morocco last Friday night affected 300,000 people in this country and its surrounding areas.
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Increase in the number of victims of the earthquake in Morocco / 1037 dead and 1204 injured
An hour ago, the Moroccan army, in a statement confirming the predictions regarding the possibility of new aftershocks, asked the people of this country to move to safe places.
The Royal Maghreb Armed Forces announced to the public through their accounts on social networks: We remind you to be careful and take safety measures to avoid the risk of aftershocks.
The German Geosciences Research Center (GFZ) announced that in addition to the first earthquake, a new earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 on the Richter scale shook the Maghreb on Saturday morning. The second earthquake occurred 19 minutes after the first earthquake, which had a magnitude of 7 on the Richter scale.
The German Geosciences Research Center announced that this earthquake occurred at a depth of 4 kilometers in Al-Houz province, which is one of the Moroccan provinces in the Asafi region of Morocco.
The Moroccan Ministry of Interior announced that hundreds of people have died following the powerful earthquake that shook the country. This 6.8-magnitude earthquake is considered unprecedented in this country in the past years.