09 September 2023

Saturday 09 September

2023-09-09

Events

 * A powerful earthquake has hit several towns and cities in Morocco’s. The country's interior ministry said that at least 820 people had died, and another 672 people were injured. A local official said most deaths were in mountainous areas that were hard to reach. The earthquake is Morocco’s deadliest since at least 2004, when a tremor in the northern Rif mountains killed more than 600 people. The earthquake, which was centred in Ighil, measured at least 6.8 magnitude, though some readings have it higher. In Marrakech, some buildings in the old city, a Unesco world heritage site, have been damaged or destroyed.
 * Rugby World Cup: Pool D - England beat Argentina 27-10 in Marseilles
 * UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers: Group C - Ukraine 1-1 England (at Wembley), North Macedonia 1-1 Italy. England remain top with 13 points, Ukraine second, Italy third.