Why the Morocco earthquake was so destructive and deadly | DW News

[@freidrichm]

Prayers to our dear Moroccan brothers from Tunisia . We share your pain and you will overcome this 🇹🇳 ❤️ 🇲🇦

[@bouquin369]

Thank you brother, all our love to Tunisia , may god bless you

[@KeyPeele1]

tell them to stop disrespecting Ronaldo, behaving badly in the world cup, and vandalizing European cities (Brussels), then Allah might forgive them 😂

[@wardachrouaa7281]

Morocco does have regular earthquakes, but they generally speaking are not severe and mostly happen in the North (Nador has had a lot of them). The Moroccon villages are mostly clay houses, they are very sensitive for earthquakes. I have witnessed an earthquake originating from the Nador region, that was felt in the city of Tetouan where I was residing at that moment. I remember waking up at night to the sound of a truck, and little seconds later the entire building was not shaking but swaying back and forth. It was absolutely scary. My heart bleeds and worries for the wonderful people of Morocco who have always welcomed me so warmly💔

[@Riffi875]

My family live in Nador I spoke to my cousin today he says it hits very lightly and last time it hit was in the sea Allahyrhm jam3 muslimin 🇲🇦❤️🇱🇾

[@clairewayand2448]

This is so devastating, my heart is breaking. I was there in Marrakech 4 weeks ago. I feel so lucky. Prayers for Morocco

[@sailedship6530]

The danger stems from the fact that Marrakech is largely a historical city, meaning it is meant to keep ancient structures. I don't know how that can be reconciled with earthquakes. That is a new reality, a hard one because if you rebuild it with modern structures it will cease to be a tourist attraction and thats its major economic activity. Nobody living there or even tourist ever heard of the word "earthquake" in that area of the world.

[@vladnickul]

it is a ancient city, but the (most) buildings are not ancient just poorly made, and even poorer repaired.

[@telebubba5527]

Half of Europe was bombed during WW II and rebuilt using modern materials and insights, even the so called touristic structures. So that shouldn't really be a problem and will remain to be a tourist attraction. As you might have found out from the video, the last serious earthquake in that area was 120 years ago and those buildings did survive back then. Many of the buildings that fell apart were much older than that. Many buildings all over the world were not built to withstand earthquakes. San Fransico comes to mind....

[@lolaali5158]

Marrakech isn't a largely historical city though. The medina is, but that's a small part of the city. There has been a huge building boom through Marrakech in the last 10-15 years or so. Most of Marrakech is new and modern (go 5 minutes from the medina and check out Gueliz. Or check out homes in Agdal or Palmerie). There are neighborhoods right now that look exactly the same as they did 24hours before the earthquake struck.

[@silverkitty2503]

Aparrantly the older part of the city was flattened...also if its like tangiers the buildings are really really close together ...

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

We all are aware of earthquake zone such as Turkey, Greece, and Italy, but not Morocco 😢. The most damage areas are in the mountains where the poor live 😢. When rebuilding, even modern technology is available, the poor cannot afford to include it it seems like they will have to move near cities to find jobs to survive. Eventually, when things are clear few years later, villagers will start to form again due to traditions and way of life until the next quake, hopefully over 100 years later😢 I was in a tour group from Marrakesh to the Sahara in 2017, part of the itinerary was walking around a village. I got permission to used a bathroom in a villager's home. It's just a 🕳️ hole in the ground and a huge container of water. I imagine that's how most of the villagers in the Atlas mountains live.😢 no Matter what their situation are, Moroccan still welcome tourist with smiles! I feel sorry for what they are dealing with. Imagine the fear in other cities such as Chefchauen, every home, building situated on hills

[@Nkkjjkl]

As an earthquake victim in Turkey back in february, i feel very upset for people of Morocco and i can feel their pain.Get well soon

[@chkon9356]

Thanks to everyone who took a minute to write a comment and pray for my Morocco 💔

[@silverkitty2503]

I wish I could do more . You are such strong people. May Allah bless you. x

[@lisasouraya2529]

Praying for Morocco 😢 Ameen

[@leelammaleela1184]

After Turkey now Morocco is heartening. God may have mercy! prayers from India!

[@grahamt5924]

He said a little bit of damage happened in the 1960 earthquake in Morocco, but actually...... The deadliest quake in Morocco's recent history was a 5.8-magnitude temblor that killed about 12,000 people in 1960.1

[@XCosmos7]

Yeah, but this one is shallow (about 10km). it's as if the earth wants to suck you in. horrible experience.

[@JoanBray5]

Condolences to the families who have lost their loveones May they rest in peace. Must be terrifying for what thepeople had to go through. 🙏to all and strength to the rescuers.pray for the animals as well. Regards Capetown SA 🇿🇦❤

[@FernRoses]

Saddening. I hope that strict guidelines are implemented for for vulnerable buildings.

[@aze101]

the guy explained it very well and logically the interviewer wanted him to make Morocco look bad . My respect to the Professor answering .

[@bernardkealey6449]

My prayers go out to all who are impacted, and my admiration for the first responders is immense. And i hope that the response and deployment plans that Morocco put in place since the last quakes in 2004 are effective; so far the coordination and response looks optimistic. I feel sorry for the geoscientist put on the spot and asked questions he is uncomfortable with because he’s a geoscientist not a town planning expert. Morocco has already updated its building codes and any building that is renovated or restored in the medinas of the old cities have to have far more seismic protection built in. New builds in rural areas are far stronger than the old ones, officially, but how well regulated that is on the ground I don’t know. We will probably find out in the inquiries that will happen. This is an absolute tragedy, but Morocco had already put in place measures to increase safety in areas that to all intents and purposes were seismically stable and hadn’t shaken for a millennium.

[@HelloCurve111]

The first responders don't have enough food & water to do their job. They are relying on handouts from citizens.

[@leoaguinaldo65]

Newsflash: Your god is responsible for this catastrophe.

[@michaelellringer5600]

Pray to whom? God the Sadist?

[@suskagusip1036]

Thoughts and prayers to Morocco 🇲🇦...❤ Philippines (earthquake, volcanoes and hurricanes capital of the Pacific)

[@DomDollx]

Ty for covering this!! Social media is totally silent.

[@Amira-iu2rd]

As Moroccan ,in this villages u can encounter the kindest and the most hospitable l individuals that u can imagine even if they can’t afford it ,i have members of my family there they would share everything with strangers not just family .so seeing them suffering is very heartbreaking ,the damage was massive due to the geological nature of the Atlas Mountains and houses are primarily constructed from rocks and clay also landslides considered as the main obstacle for the rescue teams ,villages were wiped out nothing left besides destruction,those people are the poorest and the most vulnerable part in our society.may the Almighty ALLAH have mercy on them

[@Moonlvr555]

Such a sad situation. Do you think this will affect tourism? Is the damage in Marrakech severe? I know Morocco is a country that depends on tourism for its economy, but not all cities were hit so harshly.

[@mams14]

Truly a heartbreaking situation... It is frustrating to see the suffering of all those people and the real difficulty of receiving the basic help they need...and such a high death toll so far... speachless...😟

[@Amira-iu2rd]

Marrakech is the closest city to the epic center of the earthquake the damage there is not that bad ,surly it will affect the tourism.

[@ولديعقوبالمنصور]

​@@Moonlvr555،marrakech safe this place is out side about 50 klm villages

[@Amira-iu2rd]

@@mams14 personally i think the statistics 📈 are much higher coz there are places which they haven’t reached yet survivors are trapped and isolated without any help,thank u my dear sister for ur kindness ❤️

[@Snowland_Man]

Rest in Peace brothers and sisters of Morocco. 🙏🙏🙏

[@EclecticRealist]

"Do you get the impression that the authorities were prepared for this earthquake.?" This is an unusual question because earthquakes haven't hit Morocco frequently in order for authorities to be prepared.

[@lous.1548]

the authorities have been trained by the mossad ... so they should have at least the means to go help .... ! or maybe send doctors to rural areas

[@battshytkrazy156]

@@lous.1548 ISRAEL HUH... SOURCES??

[@rmp7400]

Am not convinced the earthquake in Morocco was a natural event caused by Almighty God! This horror reminds me of Turkey's earthquake LAHAINA 's deadly fires and bombs that exploded in New York City on 11 Sept. 2001

[@MidnightxCrow]

​@@lous.1548an Algerian roaming here, are you guys this obsessed with us ? Seriously, get a life

[@Anonymous-XY]

@@MidnightxCrow I agree.

[@manichairdo9265]

Let's now focus on rebuilding their precious, shattered lives; their homes, and their communities. ❤❤❤

[@PeterTheVald]

God bless the people of Morocco, and their first responders.

[@kimberlywallace6148]

God Bless? Your God allows people to suffer and die and there is no Divine Intervention! Children are buried alive in the rubble!!

[@kimberlywallace6148]

But no one will speak out about The Kingdom of Morocco who has done nothing but deploy a weak insufficient military and declare 3 days of mourning while children are crying out from underneath the rubble as their families are digging into the rubble with their desperate bare hands! It’s a travesty!

[@HOXHOXHOX]

the cat is such a mood at 5:49

[@ahmedalhoceimi3055]

also at 3:41 on that broken car

[@user-vi2dk1qz5f]

My heart goes out to all the folks affected. So sad.

[@ellenhilarious6761]

I am very sad about what is happening in my country, and very sad about the absence of officials and the abandonment of citizens, as usual, by the Moroccan government

[@akselboulmani]

We know these disasters are essential in our world, thank you to everyone who has supported us, we love you all.

[@anitagubalane7510]

My deepest condolences to the families who's lost their loved ones from this tragic an earthquake happened in Morocco. 🙏

[@MrAps-jh2qb]

Shalom Brothers I Love Morocco ❤🇲🇦❤️

[@MountainTopher]

This is horribly tragic 😢

[@oussamarahhab1128]

The earthquake of agadir in 1960 killed 12 000 People not just some damages.

[@manichairdo9265]

1 life lost is 1 too many. 2,000 plus is heartbreaking...if you have a heart.

[@nicolesamuels4679]

Yet this one is the strongest in their history 6.8

[@klappapa]

​@@manichairdo9265 spoil alert, the rulers of the country don't like those areas because they're of amazigh majority, they hate their culture and identity so they don't really care, only people do

[@DeKKH]

So sad 😢 prayers for everyone affected 🙏🌹

[@rahmatakkhan8392]

prayers to our moroccan brothers we stand with the moroccan people may allah give them patience. and may allah help all the people who are stuck under big giant walls

[@tomstieve]

Thank you. Very informative.

[@evershade.after.dark.]

Traditionally, the husband provides the only income for the family. If he is injured or killed, I only see two outcomes--homelessness or dependency on the kindness of distant relatives if they can provide.

[@sosure]

i think it's time for change, no?

[@klappapa]

​@@sosureit's impossible, the indoctrination is beyond imaginable

[@B4AreaZon]

People are able to predict rain weeks before it falls. I don't understand this because something that has taken many lives was not known. We have scientist who are studying movements of other satellites in the milky way and could not tell when something is wrong with our planet 😭😭 rest in peace to all who've lost their lives, I pray that those remaining get the strength to move on.

[@chaseofori-atta2225]

Prayers and condolences for our friends in Morocco...:( -The Ofori-Atta Family

[@Azmodaeus49]

My condolences to the victims 9f this natural disaster.

[@TheMightyBlackPearl]

Prayers to all in Morocco 🇲🇦 🙏 ❤

[@ConradJupiter77]

Heavenly Father Yahweh in the name and blood of your only begotten son Jesus the Christ please shine your light and give assistance to the Moroccans who have been affected by this tragedy.

[@ryandegracia6689]

Condolences

[@honeybunch5765]

This is so sad 😢

[@stephanblack4558]

Children suffer yet Moroccan Government sit in Palaces with a large feast.

[@klappapa]

Voilà

[@tobeutama]

Praying for the victims 🙏

[@gigi-1753]

I was there, it was my last day in Morocco.. We were actually in the Medina of Marrakech not half an hour earlier, but at that time already back at the riad. Through some miracle, nobody in my neighbourhood of the city even got hurt. When we drove to the airport following morning at early 4 am, tze streets looked as though it had been 8pm. So full of people scared to go inside. That earthquake really was the cherry on top of a horrible vacation in Morocco.

[@sumiland6445]

Heartbreaking to see such devastation. God bless those who survived and then became first responders!! Blocked roads will make it harder for earth-moving equipment to get there. Bless those who used their hands to find survivors! Thank you!!

[@tamourt938]

Earthquakr in turkety was largely more deadly

[@HelloCurve111]

Even the Military personnel that were mobilized by the government don't have enough food & water to do their jobs. It's just pathetic & shameful on the part of the government once again!

[@DebbieTomkoSUNSHINE]

Prayers that God will give them strength...

[@pava682]

On my prayers.

[@artistsanomalous7369]

"Man has always loved his buildings. But what happens when the buildings say... _no more_ !?"

[@manichairdo9265]

Rebuild.

[@SilenceaboutthetruthisamuteDev]

Speak to your country who builds very high buildings !

[@snow-uq4gx]

Well we'll Designed engineer buildings beg to differ

[@mspace2338]

Build better buildings

[@daniela23au]

Omg so sad ,,I know the feeling is terrible , and I'm praying for them ,Mother Nature's is taking action 😢

[@zat0076]

Morocco need to prioritize investment in emergency rescue and disaster management. The country lack capacity in that area.

[@bradfordjhart]

They have such high building standards. Shocking😮

[@hxjp]

not mentioned as a factor in this earthquake might be water table depletion, oil extraction, poor building codes.

[@TilesHopSmash]

Best news channel ❤

[@MohamedAlaouimhamdi]

There is now a lot of support from citizens in every region of the Kingdom ♥

[@klappapa]

Not my king

[@karimchafawi]

morocco got nothing to cope in this situation. its an impoverished country with the head of state rarely spotted in his country, spending more than 240 days shuttling between Gabon and paris in state of deep stupor. the commentariar are whitwashing the truth .

[@enshongmiranda]

Why does the host sound unimpressed and care more about why it wasn't "predicted"

[@muhammadjahangir4225]

Inna lillahi wa Inna lillahi rajiwoon 🤲😢

[@ismetahodzic8888]

We need be careful when is coming next..so sad😢

[@leroyghazali2634]

In the sixties I was in school with a guy who was orphaned in Aghadir during an horrific quake which had happened a couple of years before. I am sure this was less than a 100 years ago.

[@Spearca]

The 1960 quake killed more people, but this one was more forceful, magnitude 6.8 compared to 5.8 in 1960.

[@leroyghazali2634]

@@Spearca Thank you for the precision.

[@MojaveWrangler77]

6:00 Why does it seem so difficult to predict such events? It's just Earth's natural balance process. It's easy to minimize the impacts it has on mankind by not worshipping idols and resisting the temptations of sin

[@nicolesamuels4679]

And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.Luke 21:11

[@Samagoselen]

The only "consolation" in situations like these is that it's easier to understand and forgive mother earth, than it is to humans when they are the cause of destruction.

[@hamidahamdi5214]

All my feelings thoughts and my prayers with my people

[@masamiyaleco]

Construct buildings properly!

[@2gointruth]

“God loved the world so much"

[@bilandouzinkali]

STOP !!!!! the map of morocco not correct plz no more drama about moroccan map ,DW SHOUD RESPECT MOROCCO or no anymore DW in morocco and no morocco in DW

[@nicolesamuels4679]

I thank Yah for life and death, happiness and sorrow, joy, and tears as nothing happens that is not his will. All Praise To The Most High God 🙌🏽

[@pblogger9065]

You praise a being who kills people by the thousands and buries children under buildings.

[@TJ-hs1qm]

This is brutal to say but we got lucky that a relative sparsely populated region was hit. Anything of that magnitude in Casa would have been a head shot for Morocco.

[@herekitty791]

You forgot to mention that women are most affected

[@SK-lt1so]

Europeans always make fun of wood buildings in the USA, but in an earthquake...🤔

[@containedhurricane]

Fire is deadly and happened way more often than the mega-earthquakes

[@HenryLister]

The people who sadly died in earthquake in Morocco 🇲🇦 are now in heaven

[@skk2359]

They called you from heaven 😂

[@klappapa]

Lies, heaven is not real

[@kasurottv5603]

Stay safe

[@gtmedia5141]

so sad

[@thailandcinematv]

Praying for Morocco 🤲🏾🤲🏾🤲🏾

[@eastcoastexorcist]

My bad Yooo…

[@anteversus8471]

The king of Morocco prefers to let his poorest populations in the mountains die under the rubble rather than let international aid discover that rural Moroccan Berbers live in the Middle Ages where there are not even roads to access them

[@yellernews]

Condolences from yellernews

[@YoussefOuardi-c5z]

Should the king sacrifice his fortune to help his people

[@FatimaZahraEl20]

What fortune you are talking about. Did you think the Moroccan king is like the Saudi Arabia king or the United Arab Emirates ???

[@YoussefOuardi-c5z]

@@FatimaZahraEl20 hi slave

[@klappapa]

​@@FatimaZahraEl20 He was richer than Queen Elizabeth that just passed away, he's the fifth richest royalty in the world

[@AlonsoRules]

No building standards, shallow, not in an area seen as active, middle of the night. Then the pathetic aid efforts, just like Turkey.

[@KeyPeele1]

It‘s a warning from Allah. Stop disrespecting Ronaldo, don’t behave like badly during the world cup, and don’t vandalize European cities (Brussels)

[@Yakudza-x6v]

I am beginning to believe in the existence and use of tectonic weapons. Who's next?

[@starcrib]

🟥🟥🟥🟥💥🔳🌬 frightening.

[@stephanblack4558]

God said do not build your home on sand.

[@manichairdo9265]

So what about the thousands who by God's grace survived?

[@mazharchodary9703]

In this disaster world countries didn't play theirs due roll so far and left alone and helpless peoples of Morocco so selfish and murcy less act of world community my heart so broken

[@monikamichaelis-iw3to]

Remember the Oufkirs?

[@BabyRQ]

😢 💔

[@cabococarlos1936]

I donated 500 euros for Red cross ❌🤞 I love them ❤

[@talkingdrops]

You just ask friend INDIA IS READY to help

[@RashadWits_Digitalchannel]

Thanks for sharing traumatic News! It is very sad to hear devastating News! Inna Lalahi inna La warajoon, ‘We Belong to Allah, To Allah we will all Return’May Allah SWT forgive our brothers and sisters sins and grant them AlJannah Firduas Ameen Ya Rabb, May Allah protect lives and properties and replenish losses Ameen Ya Rabbi.

[@almofakkirounesalarabfifar9922]

الله اكبر الله اكبر

[@BenildaBósquez]

Devastación.El mundo se enternece por tanto dolor de todos nuestros hermanos. Todos debemos aprender y corregir,pues si no hacemos un alto a lo que estamos haciendo mal, nuestra casa común,irremediablemente desaparecerá.Resignacion

[@alberthartl8885]

Let's pray that the authorities in Morocco find the will and the resources to rebuild and retrofit the buildings to a higher standard. Selling renewable electricity to Europe could be a way to provide the resources.

[@SilenceaboutthetruthisamuteDev]

Moroccan authorities can rebuild they Don't need help from European thieves!

[@truthismycause2800]

​@@SilenceaboutthetruthisamuteDevMorocco requested help from several EU countries, Morocco's best and most trusted partners. Every moroccan knows this and also knows the cultural bonds between Morocco and southern Europe are strong, so I'm assuming you're a hater, a troll or an african-american racist.

[@bogartlingayo7391]

CONDOLENCE TO THE BEREAVED FAMILIES MAY SURVIVORS WILL BE RESCUED

[@kimberlywallace6148]

The King’s personal wealth could help so many of his people but he will not pull from his own pocket. Morocco is at the mercy of foreign donations and I say this because I lived there.

[@erolish]

You are brainwashed and clueless, the king himself paid a visit to the victims and donated his own blood. Moroccans have a deep admiration for their king, and are working together to provide financial help, food supplies and moral support to the villages impacted.

[@louise_rose]

In 10-15 million years from now, North Africa and Spain will run together, closing the strait of Gibraltar (though well before that, the Red Sea will have widened and expanded so that the land bridge at Sinai disappears. Ultimately, the Western Mediterranean basin will become a big saltwater lake, when Italy, Sicily and Tunisia are pushed together too.

[@starcrib]

What wonderful empathy. Congratulations. 🌬🕯

[@battshytkrazy156]

The POINT??

[@louise_rose]

@@battshytkrazy156 I was just explaining why these events happen, and (sadly) will keep on happening...

[@LsServer]

How much weed have you smoked ?

[@battshytkrazy156]

@@louise_rose umm. N O T really

[@igxfux1977]

Just stop oil

[@vforvendetta46]

H.A.A.R.P

[@Internacionaldeporte]

The best help that the world can do about Morocco at this time, try to save the population from the great earthquake of the dictator the king, who stole all the wealth of Morocco abroad and build a palace in each city for him and his family and It has taken all the journalists to jail. The result is that, an earthquake of nature taught the world the standard of living that Moroccans live with all the wealth that the country has (number one phosphate in the world, agriculture, fish , tourism, gold,,, and many minerals, I am sorry to see my countrymen live poverty in this way because of the dictator and his colleagues.......

[@HungTran-39]

🇻🇳❤️🇩🇪🇪🇺!!!

[@MarquisVonLion]

Because they are still building houses like in the middle ages ;>)