North Africa Reels From Environmental Disasters: A DeadlyEarthquake and Crippling Flood, Thousands Dead
North Africa is grappling with catastrophic environmental disasters that have left thousands dead and many more displaced. The region, still reeling from the death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, is now facing a new crisis: thedeadliest earthquake since 1960 and a flood that has claimedover 20,000 lives. On Friday, September 8, 2023, a devastating earthquake witha magnitude of 6.8 struck Morocco, killing nearly 3,000 people. The earthquake, which hit the Atlas Mountains ofMarrakech, has been described by news outlet Al Jazeera asthe deadliest since 1960. The quake originated from a geological phenomenon known as a…
