An AFP correspondent is in Marrakesh and saw hundreds of people coming to Jemaa El Fna, the central square of the old city, after last night’s earthquake. They did not want to sleep in their homes for fear of aftershocks. Some carried blankets with them, while others slept on the floor. The minaret of the Great Mosque in the square collapsed.
An eyewitness said, “We were walking around Jemaa El Fna when the ground started shaking.” “We are safe and sound, but I am still in shock,” he added. At least ten members of my family died in Ajokak (Al Haouz Province, Mr. Dr.). I can’t believe it because only two days ago I was with them.
An English tourist was sitting in a restaurant when the tables started shaking. ‘Then we tried to go to the hotel to collect our luggage and passports because our flight was scheduled tomorrow, but that was impossible because our hotel is located in the old city. There was rubble everywhere, and it wasn’t entirely safe. This was the first time we witnessed an earthquake. As the adrenaline wore off, we realized how lucky we were to be alive.
‘“I was in bed when everything started shaking,” said a French hotelier. “I thought my bed was going to fly away. I ran out into the street half-naked and headed straight to my hotel. It was complete chaos, a real disaster, madness.
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