Over 1,000 people have died as a result of a powerful earthquake that hit the African country of Morocco on Friday evening. The 6.8-magnitude quake was recorded in the Atlas Mountains, in the West of the country, while hundreds of people were injured.
Authorities confirmed that the epicenter of the earthquake was 71 kilometers southwest of Marrakesh, with a depth of 18.5 kilometers, and the tremors were recorded at 11:11 at night.
Hospitals in Marrakesh are facing a high influx of patients, while calls for blood donations have been made.
The Internet was interrupted in this tourist area of the country, while the tremors were also felt strongly in the capital Rabat, but also in Casablanca.
The videos that are circulating on social networks show the moment of the fall of the stones near the epicenter of the earthquake.
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