A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco, sending folks racing from their beds into the streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and historical cities not constructed to resist such pressure.

More than 1,000 folks have been killed, and the toll was anticipated to rise as rescuers struggled Saturday to achieve hard-hit distant areas the place the useless have been buried at the same time as determined efforts have been underway to avoid wasting these trapped.

The magnitude-6.8 quake, the largest to hit the North African nation in 120 years, despatched folks fleeing their properties in terror and disbelief late Friday.

Here’s a take a look at the deadliest earthquakes over the previous 25 years:

September 8, 2023: In Morocco, a magnitude 6.8 temblor killed greater than 1,000 folks.

February 6, 2023: In Turkey and Syria, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake killed greater than 21,600 folks.

April 25, 2015: In Nepal, greater than 8,800 folks have been killed by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake.

March 11, 2011: A magnitude 9.0 quake off the northeast coast of Japan triggered a tsunami, killing greater than 18,400 folks.

January 12, 2010: In Haiti, over 100,000 folks have been killed by a magnitude 7.0 quake. The authorities estimated a staggering 316,000 useless, however the scale of the destruction made an correct rely unimaginable.

May 12, 2008: A magnitude 7.9 quake struck japanese Sichuan in China, leading to greater than 87,500 deaths.

May 27, 2006: More than 5,700 folks died when a magnitude 6.3 quake hit Indonesia’s Java island.

October 8, 2005: A magnitude 7.6 earthquake killed over 80,000 folks in Pakistan’s Kashmir area.

December 26, 2004: A magnitude 9.1 quake in Indonesia triggered an Indian Ocean tsunami, killing about 230,000 folks in a dozen international locations.

December 26, 2003: A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit southeastern Iran, inflicting greater than 20,000 deaths.

January 26, 2001: A magnitude 7.6 quake struck Gujarat in India, killing as many as 20,000 folks.

August 17, 1999: A magnitude 7.6 earthquake hit Izmit, Turkey, killing about 18,000 folks.

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