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Rescue workers search for survivors in a collapsed house in Moulay Brahim, Al Haouz province, on September 9, 2023, after an earthquake.
Image: Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images

Morocco earthquake

Thousands of people were killed or injured in Morocco after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake southwest of Marrakech on September 8.

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Reports & Analysis

An injured resident rests near a tent in the shade, holding up her head with her hand

Morocco earthquake survivors lack food, shelter

Morocco earthquake survivors lack food, shelter

More than a week since the catastrophic earthquake, poor hygiene conditions are causing new problems.
CatastropheSeptember 19, 20238 images
A group of earthquake survivors is seen standing near several large tents outside a heavily damaged village in the Atlas Mountains.

Morocco quake survivors face daunting task of rebuilding

Morocco quake survivors face daunting task of rebuilding

The narrow roads linking remote mountain villages make it difficult to deliver vital aid, let alone building materials.
CatastropheSeptember 17, 202302:05 min
Ayoub Lguirati on the tee at an event on the Asian Tour

Morocco earthquake impacts country's top golfer

Morocco earthquake impacts country's top golfer

Morocco's best golfer has been deeply moved by the earthquakes that hit his homeland.
SportsSeptember 16, 2023
Shelter tents erected by Moroccan authorities

Moroccan earthquake survivors adjust to life in tents

Moroccan earthquake survivors adjust to life in tents

The recent earthquake in Morocco has killed nearly 3,000 people and left many homeless.
CatastropheSeptember 15, 202302:25 min
Rescue workers carry the dead body of a victim of the deadly earthquake in Talat N'yaaqoub, Morocco

In Morocco, hopes of finding eathquake survivors dwindle

In Morocco, hopes of finding eathquake survivors dwindle

Soldiers and aid workers are making their way to remote rural areas, where entire villages have been wiped out.
CatastropheSeptember 13, 202302:28 min
A pair of social media video still purporting to show actual lights over Morocco ahead of the earthquake that devastated the region.

Fact check: Morocco earthquake not caused by 'laser weapon'

Fact check: Morocco earthquake not caused by 'laser weapon'

No, a laser weapon didn't trigger the devastating earthquake in Morocco. This absurd theory is wrong. Here's why.
ScienceSeptember 13, 2023
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Mohamed Sebbagh, 66, stands in front of his destroyed house, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Amizmiz.

The uninvited? How international rescue gets into Morocco

It wasn't just politics that may have stopped Morocco from accepting offers of international aid after the earthquake.
CatastropheSeptember 12, 2023