Morocco Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 2,862... "Majority Buried Alive"

The death toll from the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that occurred late at night on the 8th (local time) in Morocco, North Africa, has risen to 2,862.

On the 10th (local time), a resident stands in front of a house collapsed by a strong earthquake in Amizmiz, Morocco. [Image source=Yonhap News]

The Moroccan state daily newspaper Le Matin reported on the 11th that the Ministry of Interior had provisionally counted 2,862 deaths and 2,562 injuries from the earthquake as of 3 p.m. that day.

The number of deaths increased by 740 in one day, from 2,122 as of 4 p.m. the previous day.

The Al Haouz province, where the epicenter is located, suffered the greatest damage with 1,604 deaths, followed by Taroudant province with 976 deaths.

According to foreign media, almost all of the deceased, 2,854 people, were buried under rubble.

Among the injured, many are in critical condition, and search and rescue operations for missing persons are ongoing, so the death toll is expected to rise further.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) estimated that there is a 35% chance that the death toll from this disaster could range from at least 1,000 to as many as 10,000.

Earlier, Morocco suffered damage from a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that struck about 72 km southwest of Marrakech at 11:11 p.m. on the 8th. The USGS assessed this earthquake as the largest to occur in Morocco in over 120 years.

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