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Earthquake in High Atlas mountains
By: Emlyn Morgan Date: September 9, 2023, 1:43 am
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Just to say I and friends are safe and well. Alhamdulillah.
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Re: Earthquake in High Atlas mountains
By: ivor Date: September 9, 2023, 2:31 am
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Pleased to hear it, but must confess I wasn't aware there had
been one! Evidently missed out on UK press time because of all
the other disasters of the last few days.
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Re: Earthquake in High Atlas mountains
By: Plagosus Date: September 9, 2023, 3:15 am
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Glad you are safe.
Some 40 years ago I was in Marrakesh and made some trips into
the Atlas visiting Ouarzazate. It is difficult to take in the
loss of life and devastation. Minarets are falling and the city
walls cracking in Marrakesh.
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Re: Earthquake in High Atlas mountains
By: ivor Date: September 9, 2023, 8:22 am
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I hadn't seen or heard today's news at the time I read your
post.
The disaster now features highly here. I know you have been in
both Marrakesh and Ouarzazate at various times, so the tragedy
will have extra significance for you.
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Re: Earthquake in High Atlas mountains
By: Zyngaru Date: September 9, 2023, 10:43 am
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Very happy to hear you are safe. I knew you lived somewhere in
that general area, but not that you were actually in the exact
area of the earthquake.
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Re: Earthquake in High Atlas mountains
By: afinch Date: September 9, 2023, 2:04 pm
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The only reason I signed on now. So glad you're safe and
grateful that you've let us know.
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Re: Earthquake in High Atlas mountains
By: Emlyn Morgan Date: September 9, 2023, 2:41 pm
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Thank you all for your concern.
Actually, I'm at the coast over 200 miles from the epicentre.
We were shaken awake at 11pm Friday. People were frightened and
slept outside their homes. But there was no damage or injuries
in our town.
I've been watching Aljazeera tv rolling news trying to
understand the extent of towns and villages seriously affected.
The epicentre was near Oukaimeden in the highest mountains 45
straight miles from Marrakesh which we know is badly hit. So if
I draw a 45 mile circle on the map centred on Oukaimeden there
are very many towns and villages, some very big, which might be
hit.
I know the region very well.
This is a very great tragedy for Morocco.
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Re: Earthquake in High Atlas mountains
By: Emlyn Morgan Date: September 9, 2023, 5:07 pm
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. Somewhere in Marrakesh.
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Re: Earthquake in High Atlas mountains
By: David M. Katz Date: September 9, 2023, 7:36 pm
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Happy to know you are safe.
Comforting thoughts for the victims.
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Re: Earthquake in High Atlas mountains
By: Zyngaru Date: September 11, 2023, 3:05 pm
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[quote author=Emlyn Morgan link=topic=3019.msg27743#msg27743
date=1694288501]
Thank you all for your concern.
Actually, I'm at the coast over 200 miles from the epicentre.
We were shaken awake at 11pm Friday. People were frightened and
slept outside their homes. But there was no damage or injuries
in our town.
I've been watching Aljazeera tv rolling news trying to
understand the extent of towns and villages seriously affected.
The epicentre was near Oukaimeden in the highest mountains 45
straight miles from Marrakesh which we know is badly hit. So if
I draw a 45 mile circle on the map centred on Oukaimeden there
are very many towns and villages, some very big, which might be
hit.
I know the region very well.
This is a very great tragedy for Morocco.
[/quote]
If you can get a map that shows the fault line and how it runs,
that will give you an even better idea of where the major damage
will be. If Marrakesh was hit hard and is 45 miles from the
epicenter, I will make a guess that the fault line runs through
or very close to Marrakesh.
I lived a short time in California, USA as a boy, and you didn't
want to live on or near one of the major fault lines. That's as
bad as living at the base of a volcano. I don't understand why
people do that, but they do.
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