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 view of a home that was damaged by the earthquake, in Ijjoukak village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Sept. 9, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-136f-08dbb199fa47_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A view of a home that was damaged by the earthquake, in Ijjoukak village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Sept. 9, 2023.
![People dig a grave to bury bodies of earthquake victims in Ouargane village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Sept. 9, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-d8f5-08dbb199f322_cx0_cy10_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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People dig a grave to bury bodies of earthquake victims in Ouargane village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Sept. 9, 2023.
![Children look at their home area Moulay Brahim, which was damaged by the earthquake, near Marrakech, Morocco, Sept. 9, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-3fea-08dbb199f830_cx0_cy10_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Children look at their home area Moulay Brahim, which was damaged by the earthquake, near Marrakech, Morocco, Sept. 9, 2023.
![A home sits damaged from an earthquake in Ijjoukak village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Sept. 9, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-6b43-08dbb199fa8d_cx0_cy10_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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A home sits damaged from an earthquake in Ijjoukak village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Sept. 9, 2023.