BBC News Top Stories-World Morocco earthquake Casualties reported after strong tremors
September 9, 2023 2 min 247 words
这篇报道深刻地记录了摩洛哥发生的强烈地震事件。报道传达了地震带来的巨大破坏和人员伤亡，引起了人们的广泛关注。地震的规模和影响清晰地呈现在报道中，强调了地震的严重性。 报道提到了震中位于偏远的阿特拉斯山脉地区，这个信息有助于我们了解受灾地点的地理情况。同时，报告中还包括了一些居民的亲身经历，让读者能够感同身受。这样的见证让我们更能理解地震对当地居民的恐慌和困境。 然而，报道也指出了信息未经验证的视频片段，这需要更多的证实和核实。对于报道中提到的一些倒塌建筑物的具体位置，BBC并没有提供明确的信息，这可能会让读者感到困惑。 最后，报道提到了一些城市受到地震的影响，还提到了偏远村庄可能遭受的严重破坏，这强调了救援和支援的紧迫性。总的来说，这篇报道传达了一个关键时刻的信息，但仍需要更多的细节和证实。
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has hit central Morocco, sending people rushing into the streets - with unconfirmed reports of casualties.
The epicentre was 71km (44 miles) south-west of Marrakesh at a depth of 18.5 km, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck at 23:11 local time (22:11 GMT).
Unverified video clips on X (formerly Twitter) show damaged buildings and rubble-strewn streets.
People are seen fleeing in alarm.
Some buildings in Marrakesh's old city have collapsed, one resident told the Reuters news agency.
Locals are said to have decided to stay outside their homes in case the city is rocked by powerful aftershocks.
Another man in the historic city described feeling a "violent tremor" and seeing "buildings moving".
"People were all in shock and panic. The children were crying and the parents were distraught," Abdelhak El Amrani told the AFP agency.
He said power and phone lines were down for ten minutes.
AFP also reported that one family was trapped in the collapsed rubble of a house - and that a number of people in the city were taken to hospital.
The quake's epicentre in a remote area of the High Atlas Mountains was relatively shallow - and tremors were also reportedly felt in the capital Rabat, some 350km away, as well as Casablanca and Essaouira.
There was no immediate comment from the country's officials.