A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco, sending people racing into the streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and ancient cities not built to withstand such force.
Thousands Dead in Morocco Earthquake
- By VOA News
![A woman reacts in front of her earthquake-damaged house in the old city in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Sept. 9, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-be67-08dbb1997bbc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman reacts in front of her earthquake-damaged house in the old city in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Sept. 9, 2023.
![People gather around the bodies of victims of an earthquake in the mountain village of Tafeghaghte, southwest of the city of Marrakesh, Morocco, on Sept. 9, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-498b-08dbb199ba8a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People gather around the bodies of victims of an earthquake in the mountain village of Tafeghaghte, southwest of the city of Marrakesh, Morocco, on Sept. 9, 2023.
![Moroccan Royal Armed Forces look at destroyed houses after an earthquake in the mountain village of Tafeghaghte, southwest of the city of Marrakesh, Morocco, on Sept. 9, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-b34a-08dbb199b402_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Moroccan Royal Armed Forces look at destroyed houses after an earthquake in the mountain village of Tafeghaghte, southwest of the city of Marrakesh, Morocco, on Sept. 9, 2023.
![Rescue workers dig through rubble after an earthquake in the mountain village of Tafeghaghte, southwest of the city of Marrakesh, Morocco, on Sept. 9, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-ec03-08dbb199a658_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rescue workers dig through rubble after an earthquake in the mountain village of Tafeghaghte, southwest of the city of Marrakesh, Morocco, on Sept. 9, 2023.