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India is ready to offer all possible assistance to Morocco: Narendra Modi posts on X following earthquake

By IBNS
Sep 9, 2023 ..

India on Saturday offered all possible assistance to Morocco after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the country, leaving at least 296 people dead.


Condoling the loss of lives in the tragedy, Indian PM Narendra Modi wrote on X: "Extremely pained by the loss of lives due to an earthquake in Morocco. In this tragic hour, my thoughts are with the people of Morocco."

Extremely pained by the loss of lives due to an earthquake in Morocco. In this tragic hour, my thoughts are with the people of Morocco. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. May the injured recover at the earliest. India is ready to offer all possible assistance to…

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 9, 2023

"Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. May the injured recover at the earliest. India is ready to offer all possible assistance to Morocco in this difficult time," he said.

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit central Morocco which left 296 people dead and forced a large number of people to spend night in the streets on Friday, media reports said.

The September 8, 2023, M 6.8 earthquake near Oukaïmedene, Morocco, occurred due to oblique-reverse faulting at shallow depth within the Moroccan High Atlas Mountain range, roughly 75 km southeast of Marrakech, reports US Geological Survey website.

This earthquake occurred within the Africa Plate, approximately 550 km south of the plate boundary between the Africa and Eurasia plates. At the location of this earthquake, the African plate moves approximately 24 mm/year WSW relative to the Eurasia plate, read the website.

USGS said earthquakes of this size in the region are uncommon but not unexpected.

"Since 1900, there have been no earthquakes M6 and larger within 500 km of this earthquake, and only 9 M5 and larger earthquakes," read the USGS website.

According to local reports, Marrakech remained the most affected city.

The earthquake already affected Marrakech and the surrounding areas, with many videos depicting damage to homes and property, reports Morocco World News.

Several videos (though unverified) of the earthquake have gone viral on the social media platform X.

In the videos, people could be seen running out of residences.

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