Ohhh!My God Powerful Morocco Earthquake Kill Around 296 People and Destroyed Buildings

A powerful earthquake struck Morocco's High Atlas mountains late on Friday

killing at least 296 people, destroying buildings and homes.

News channel reported that five people were killed from one family

The Interior Ministry said the number constituted a preliminary death toll and that 153 people had been injured.

A local official said most deaths were in mountain areas that were hard to reach.

Showed by local television pictures of a fallen mosque minaret with rubble lying on smashed cars.

Alila Fahem said there were cracks in her house and damage to her furniture. Fortunately I hadn't gone to sleep yet she said.

Montasir Itri a resident of the mountain village of Asni near the epicentre said most houses there were damaged

The earth shook till about 20 seconds. Doors opened and shut by themselves as I rushed downstairs from the second floor," he said

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