Powerful earthquake strikes Morocco, damaging buildings and sending people into the streets
Korea HeraldSep 05, 2023
The Facts
Over 2K people have been killed after a rare, powerful earthquake hit the north African country of Morocco on Friday night, according to Morocco's interior ministry.
The ministry added that at least 1.4K have been injured — though these figures, along with the death toll, are expected to rise as the search for the missing continues.
The Spin
Narrative A
This is the worst crisis to hit Morocco in decades. Unlike regions that frequently face earthquakes of this magnitude, the country was unprepared for such a calamity. The global community must step up quickly to help the victims.
Narrative B
People don't usually associate earthquakes with climate change, but they are intimately connected as more extreme weather can stress fault lines. By addressing the climate crisis, this aggravating factor of the severity of quakes could be tempered in the future.