Massive earthquake destroys Morocco (BBC)

Laurence Peter, Maria Zaccaro, BBC; A. Wells, CC Liu, Sheldon S. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

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The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the Kingdom of Morocco under King Mo in North Africa, has soared to more than 2,000, with a similar number of injured.

The interior ministry says more than 1,400 have serious injuries, and the heaviest casualties are in provinces just south of Marrakech.

King Mohammed VI declared three days of national mourning and ordered shelter, food, and other help for survivors. Many people are spending a second night out in the open.

The magnitude 6.8 quake hit Marrakesh and many towns on Friday night. In remote mountain areas, entire villages are reported to have been flattened.

The epicenter was in the High Atlas Mountains, 44 miles (71km) south-west of Marrakesh -- a city with world heritage status which is popular with tourists.

But the tremors were also felt in the capital Rabat, some 350km away, as well as Casablanca, Agadir, and Essaouira.

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The interior ministry says Al Haouz province has the highest death toll, followed by Taroudant province.

There are far fewer deaths in Marrakesh, though the UNESCO-protected old city has suffered considerable damage.

It is believed that many simple mud brick, stone, and timber homes in mountain villages will have collapsed, but the scale of devastation in remote areas will take some time to assess.

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When he arrived in one such village, BBC correspondent Nick Beake says, "an elderly woman was wailing as 18 bodies had been recovered in that one place. Many people are camping out for the night there," he says, "as they fear aftershocks.

"They say they are desperately short of food and water. But such places are hard to reach, with mountain roads strewn with rocks and other debris, making access difficult for the emergency services." More

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• Mountain villages plunged into grief
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What caused this?

Stewart Swerdlow survived Montauk Project

What is the cause of this great earthquake? There is one man who is sure to know, the great Stewart Swerdlow (expansions.com), a proficient psychic used by covert U.S. government agencies to remote view and test advanced technology due to his known lineage of Russian relatives with mystic powers. Swerdlow explained that the great quake that hit Aceh, Indonesian, and caused the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, was caused by the military-industrial complex trying to power up the Montauk chair for experimentation. It uses a tremendous amount of power. And in the wrong hands, it causes a great disturbance in the force. See: Buddhism on the causes of great earthquakes

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