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.
  • kescusay@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    1 year ago

    I expect it to go considerably higher. This was a very, very bad one, in a place with very old - and not very robust - architecture.

    Edit: Extremely sad to have been right. The death toll is well over 2000 now, and I think it will more than double in the coming days.

    • correcthorsedickbatterystaple@kbin.social
      41·
      1 year ago

      no idea why some take issue with your statement…the 9th paragraph of the article:

      “The problem is that where destructive earthquakes are rare, buildings are simply not constructed robustly enough to cope with strong ground shaking, so many collapse, resulting in high casualties,” said Bill McGuire, professor emeritus of geophysical and climate hazards at University College London. “I would expect the final death toll to climb into the thousands once more is known. As with any big quake, aftershocks are likely, which will lead to further casualties and hinder search and rescue.”

      emphasis mine

      • Mog_fanatic@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        I’m confused… who is taking issue? The only reply I see to the comment is yours and it has 6 upvotes and 0 downvotes. Are certain replies blocked by my instance maybe?

            • Breezy@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              1 year ago

              Im on sync, it doesnt show the downvote count on comments. However theres a percentage for upvotes to downvotes for actual posts. Its not the same but its whatever. I just wish there was a sort by controversial lol