The provisional death toll stands at 1,305. The provisional number of fatalities from the violent earthquake that shook Morocco during the night from Friday to Saturday rises to 1,305 deaths, announced the Ministry of the Interior. At 7:00 p.m., the earthquake had also left 1,832 injured, “of which 1,220 are in serious condition,” the ministry said in a press release, while the previous report indicated 1,037 dead.

A Frenchman died during the earthquake. The Quai d’Orsay announced this Saturday that a Frenchman was among those killed during the earthquake. “We regret the death of a French citizen in Agadir after a heart attack,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “In addition, eight injured French citizens have been identified, with whom we are in close contact to ensure their proper care,” the Quai d’Orsay added.

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco, southwest of Marrakech, overnight from Friday to Saturday, the American Institute of Geophysics reported (USGS).

National mourning for three days. “A three-day national mourning has been decided, with flags at half mast in all public buildings,” indicates a statement from the royal palace published by the official MAP agency, after a meeting chaired by King Mohammed VI dedicated to the review of the situation after the earthquake.

France is ready to “offer immediate assistance”, Macron writes to Mohammed VI. In a letter addressed to Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, Emmanuel Macron expressed his “deep emotion” and his “deep pain” at the “terrible tragedy” that left at least a thousand dead, according to a provisional count published on Saturday. . “France is now ready to mobilize the necessary means to respond to possible requests from the Kingdom of Morocco and provide immediate assistance in this critical emergency phase and, when the time comes, the necessary support for reconstruction,” he also declared.