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after a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake, after it struck friday night. its epicenter, located in the high atlas mountains, just southwest of marakesh, the quake was the strongest to hit the historic tourist area in over a century. and rescuers are now struggling to access the hardest-hit areas, after roads of course were damaged. one witness said they re hoping for miracles from the rubble. more than 700 people were injured in the quake and are in critical condition. intense aftershocks have hit the area. experts expect the death toll to rise. i heard people screaming. everyone went out of their houses, the street is full of people, and women screaming, that s what happened. and even now, people can t go back home, because they re still afraid. i want to bring in now cnn senior international correspondent ben wedeman for more on this. ben, the destruction is devastating. i mean what are emergency crews up against, especially when you have an earthquake of this mag ....
First responders like nypd chief terrie tobin injured by falling rubble while so many other rescuers lost their lives that day and the days and years that followed. being here today, watching the memorial 20th anniversary, does it still feel fresh? this day feels fresh because since 9/11 where we lost 23 officers in the nypd, we have lost an additional 269, which was as of december of 2020 related to they died because of 9/11-related illnesses. and silence in shanksville at 10:03 [ bell tolling ] the family members of the 40 who died on flight 93, vice president harris and former president bush there to honor the heroes who prevented the plane from reaching washington. [ bell tolling ] the final moment of silence at 10:28, the moment the north tower fell ....
some brand-new video just in. you may have heard there s been an earthquake, or two earthquakes actually in spain. this is not in where exactly is this again, producers? there it is on your screen, upper left. and like a 4 point something and a 5.2. people are dead, buildings have collapsed. images show car crushed by the falling rubble. large cracks in building. large stone and brick from a facade that fell from a church. spanish state television was broadcasting live from the scene, a live church bell among the rubble. the broadcasters are reporting that schoolchildren usually gather around that children during that time, and if it happened minutes later it could have been a real tragedy. at any rate, pictures of stunned folks in spain. ....