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Morocco earthquake kills more than 2,000 people, survivors sleep rough

Hasna, 44, kisses her son Mohamed Jad, 5, inside their damaged house in Moulay Brahim village, in the province of Al Haouz, following a powerful earthquake in Morocco, September 9, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

AMIZMIZ, Morocco, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Moroccan earthquake survivors huddled for a night in the open on the High Atlas Mountains on Saturday, a day after the country’s deadliest quake in more than six decades killed more than 2,000 people and laid waste to villages. Desperate Search for Survivors Neighbours were still searching for survivors buried on the slopes, where houses of mud brick, stone and rough wood were cracked open and mosque minarets toppled by the quake that struck late on Friday. The historic old city of Marrakech also suffered extensive damage. The Interior Ministry said 2,012 people had

India proposes G20 satellite for climate observation

Narendra Modi proposes G20 Satellite Mission

New Delhi, Sep 9 (PTI): India on Saturday proposed to launch a G20 Satellite Mission for Environment and Climate Observation, with an aim to help countries of the Global South. India’s Proposal for G20 Satellite Mission Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the suggestion at the G20 Leaders‘ Summit at the Bharat Mandapam international convention centre here in the presence of world leaders, including US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa, among others. Modi said the mission would be beneficial for all of humanity, just as the data obtained from India’s successful Chandrayaan

Key points of G20 New Delhi Leaders Declaration

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Narendra Modi G20

New Delhi, Sep 9 (PTI): Key points of G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration adopted on Saturday: War in Ukraine: Asserting that “today’s era must not be of war”, the G20 countries called on all states to uphold the principles of international law, including territorial integrity and sovereignty and pitched for initiatives for “comprehensive, just, and durable peace in Ukraine”. * Asserting that ”today’s era must not be of war”, the G20 countries called on all states to uphold the principles of international law, including territorial integrity and sovereignty and pitched for initiatives for ”comprehensive, just, and durable peace in Ukraine”.

Why the earthquake in Morocco has caused so much damage

People inspect their damaged homes after an earthquake in Moulay Ibrahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 800 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. But the full toll was not known as rescuers struggled to get through boulder-strewn roads to the remote mountain villages hit hardest. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

Morocco’s Interior Ministry said Saturday morning that at least 632 people had died, mostly in Marrakech and five provinces near the quake’s epicentre, The Associated Press reported. Another 329 people were injured. Casualties are expected to rise as search for the missing continues and rescuers make it to remote areas in the Atlas mountains. World leaders have extended their condolences and offers for help for the north African nation, even as aftershocks continued to reverberate, keeping people on their toes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a tweet Saturday morning, offered “all possible assistance” to Morocco. Shallow and dangerous As per the US Geological Survey,

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