100,000 children impacted by powerful Morocco quake
NEW YORK: About 100,000 children have been affected by the powerful earthquake that struck Morocco last Friday, the UN Children’s Agency (UNICEF) said Monday. ”While UNICEF doesn’t yet know the exact number of children killed and injured, the latest estimates from 2022 indicate that children represent almost a third of the population in Morocco,” Anadolu […]
Death toll from Morocco quake tops 2,800
RABAT: The death toll from a strong earthquake in Morocco has risen to 2,854 people, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Monday. In a statement, the ministry said 2,562 other people were injured in the magnitude 7 earthquake that jolted the North African country late Friday, Anadolu Agency reported. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) […]
Death toll from Morocco earthquake rises to 2,122
AMIZMIZ (Morocco): At least 2,122 people have been killed and 2,421 injured since a massive 7-magnitude earthquake struck central Morocco on Friday night, according to the latest update from the Moroccan Interior Ministry on Sunday, reported Xinhua. The deaths include 1,351 people reported in the Al Haouz Province, 492 in Taroudant Province, 201 in Chichaoua, […]
24 people killed in bus crash in Morocco
CAIRO: A passenger bus crashed in central Morocco on Sunday, leaving 24 people dead, German news agency (dpa) quoted the North African country’s state news agency MAP report. The bus flipped over on a bend in the central province of Azilal, local authorities said, according to MAP. The bus was carrying an unspecified number of […]
15 killed in bus crash in central Morocco
RABAT, Morocco: A bus overturned in central Morocco on Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring another 37, Xinhua quoted the official news agency MAP report. The bus, which was travelling from Casablanca to the province of Azilal, overturned in a bend near the city of Khouribga in central Morocco, it added. The injured were taken […]
One person killed fighting Morocco forest fire
RABAT: One volunteer firefighter has been killed and another injured in a forest fire in northern Morocco, where new blazes have broken out after a few days of calm, according to local authorities. The two victims were helping Monday in operations to extinguish a fire in Tanouate province near Fez and Meknes, local sources told […]
