Morocco earthquake kills thousands

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🗓️ 11 September 2023

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A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Morocco late Friday night near Marrakech. More than 2,100 people were killed and over 2,400 injured, as of Sunday. The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers continue to search through the rubble for survivors. Plus, how local governments are handling the humanitarian crisis for migrants across U.S. cities. And, what to know about the weekend's G20 summit in India. Guests: Axios' Hans Nichols and Stef Kight. Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Alexandra Botti, Fonda Mwangi, Robin Linn and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can send questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.4	Good morning, welcome Axios today.
0:34.5	It's Monday, September 11th.
0:36.4	I'm Nyla Budu.
0:37.6	Today, local governments respond to a migrant influx in U.S. cities.
0:42.0	Plus, the weekends G20 summit.
0:45.1	But first, an earthquake in Morocco kills thousands.
0:48.6	That's today's one big thing.
0:50.2	A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco over the weekend.
0:58.0	More than 2100 people were killed, and over 2,400 injured as of Sunday night.
1:04.2	The death toll is expected to rise, as rescuers continue to search through the rubble for survivors.
1:10.1	The earthquake struck late Friday night near Merikash, the strongest quake to hit the area in
1:15.1	more than a century. Historic sites, homes, buildings, and entire villages were damaged or destroyed.
1:22.5	More than 300,000 people were affected by the quake that's according to the World Health
1:27.2	Organization.
1:28.4	King Mohammed VI declared three days of national mourning.
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