Heartbreaking Story of Lahcen Bowing in the Corner of the Pharmacy with Dazed Eyes, His Wife and 4 Children Buried in the Rubble of the Morocco Earthquake

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Heartbreaking Story of Lahcen Bowing in the Corner of the Pharmacy with Dazed Eyes, His Wife and 4 Children Buried in the Rubble of the Morocco Earthquake

Dream - Lahcen sat in the corner of the village pharmacy in Moulay Brahim City in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, on Saturday, September 9, 2023, in the late afternoon local time. His gaze was empty after losing his wife and four children in the Moroccan earthquake on Friday, September 7, 2023, in the local evening.

The tragedy that befell the Lahcen family has become the talk of everyone in the mountain village, which is about an hour's journey from the tourist center of Marrakesh. The 40-year-old man's head was bowed, his body curled up in pain. "I have lost everything," he said, as quoted from Africa News.

3 His Children Died

That evening, the rescue team had not yet succeeded in finding the bodies of the wife and son from the debris of the building that used to be their home. The lifeless body of their third daughter, Lahcen, had already been taken from the ruins. "I can't do anything right now, I just want to distance myself from the world and mourn," he said.

He was outside the house when a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck at 23:11 local time. The strongest earthquake ever to hit North Africa has been reported to have killed more than 2,144 people and injured more than 2,000 people, many of whom are in critical condition.

Officials search for victims in the rubble.

More than half of the victims died in the Al-Haouz province where the earthquake epicenter was recorded. The rescue workers are using heavy equipment to start searching for survivors and fatalities in the rubble of collapsed houses on Saturday.

All People Lost Family

Hasna, a woman in her 40s, sits in front of her simple house in the village. She is still in shock.

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"This is a terrible tragedy. We are truly devastated by what has happened. My family is safe, but the entire village mourns the loss of its children. Many of my neighbors have lost their loved ones. The pain is indescribable."
Kata Hasna

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Before the disaster, Moulay Brahim was home to around 3,000 people. In the highlands of the village, Bouchra wiped away tears with her scarf as she watched the men digging graves.

""My cousins' grandchildren died. I witnessed the destruction that occurred. I am still trembling. It feels like a ball of fire that burns everything. Everyone here has lost family, in this village and in other villages.""

Ucap Bouchra

The other village residents, Lahcen Ait Tagaddirt, lost two young relatives who lived in the nearby village. His nephews were six and three years old when they passed away.

Good Time for Praying

A young neighbor who doesn't want to be mentioned by name tells the story of how his uncle managed to escape death. "He was praying when the roof of his house collapsed, but miraculously they managed to rescue him from the ruins of his house," he said.

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