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• Humanitarian / Natural Disasters

  Morocco’s earthquake wasn’t unexpected – building codes must plan for them

  11 September 2023, by PELAEZ MONTILLA José A.

  Earthquakes cannot be predicted; the best tools to mitigate the impact are seismic hazard studies.
  More than 2,000 people died when a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco on 8 September. The epicentre was in the High Atlas Mountains, 71km (44 miles) south-west of Marrakesh. Moina (…)

• Humanitarian / Natural Disasters

  Earthquake: Solidarity with the Moroccan people!

  11 September 2023, by North African immigration organizations in France and Europe

  The earthquake that shook Morocco on Friday September 8, 2023 has had serious human and material consequences. Measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale, the epicenter was located in the province of Al-Haouz, southwest of Marrakech. nearby mountainous regions, which lack road infrastructure and social (…)