Saudi Arabia Expresses Solidarity with Morocco after Deadly Earthquake

A woman looks at the rubble of a building in the earthquake-damaged old city in Marrakesh on September 9. Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images
A woman looks at the rubble of a building in the earthquake-damaged old city in Marrakesh on September 9. Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images
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Saudi Arabia Expresses Solidarity with Morocco after Deadly Earthquake

A woman looks at the rubble of a building in the earthquake-damaged old city in Marrakesh on September 9. Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images
A woman looks at the rubble of a building in the earthquake-damaged old city in Marrakesh on September 9. Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images

Saudi Arabia offered condolences to the government and people of Morocco after the powerful earthquake that struck the High Atlas mountains late on Friday, killing hundreds and destroying buildings in the deadliest tremor to hit the country in decades.

Saudi Arabia expressed solidarity and support for the brethren people of Morocco in this difficult time, and offered the deepest condolences to the families of the victims, and wished the injured a speedy recovery.

A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing hundreds of people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech.

Morocco’s Interior Ministry said Saturday morning that at least 632 people had died, mostly in Marrakech and five provinces near the quake's epicenter. Another 329 people were injured. Casualty figures were expected to rise more as the search continues and as rescuers reach remote areas.

 

 



US Aircraft Carrier Collides with Merchant Ship Near Egypt, No Injuries Reported

Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is moored near Split, Croatia, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP)
Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is moored near Split, Croatia, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP)
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US Aircraft Carrier Collides with Merchant Ship Near Egypt, No Injuries Reported

Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is moored near Split, Croatia, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP)
Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is moored near Split, Croatia, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP)

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision at sea with a merchant vessel near Port Said, Egypt, the Navy said Thursday.

The collision occurred late Wednesday while both ships were moving. It did not result in flooding or injuries aboard the carrier, and there was no damage to the ship's propulsion systems, the Navy said in a statement.

None of the crew on the merchant ship, the Besiktas-M, were injured either, according to a defense official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to provide details that had not yet been made public.

The Truman, which is based in Norfolk, Virginia, deployed in September to the Mediterranean and the Middle East. It had just completed a port call in Souda Bay, Greece.