killing more than 1000 people, destroying buildings and setting off a scramble to rescue those trapped under the debris.

超過1000人喪生，摧毀建築物，救援行動展開以拯救被困在瓦礫堆下的人們。

The magnitude 6.8 quake struck less than 50 miles from the ancient city of Marrakesh, a popular tourist destination.

這次 6.8 級地震距離著名旅遊勝地馬拉喀什古城不到 50 英里。

The room started shaking.

房間開始搖晃。

There's no other way. We just going backwards and forwards and everything started moving and pictures started moving,

沒有其他辦法，一切都在前後晃動，所有東西都在移動，照片也開始移動，

and so we just grabbed some clothes and our bags and we raced out.

於是我們拿起衣服和行李，還有包包就跑出去了。

Along with the collapsed buildings, a historic mosque was damaged but Marrakesh escaped the worst of it.

隨著倒塌的建築物飛奔出去，一座歷史悠久的清真寺遭到破壞，但馬拉喀什倖免於難。

Rural areas that are difficult to access suffered the most severe damage, officials said.

交通不便的農村地區遭受的破壞最為嚴重。

Tremors were felt across the country and as far away as Portugal.

全國各地都有震感，遠至葡萄牙。

Officials said the timing of the quake which hit at 11:11 pm when most people were home also made things worse.

官員們說，地震發生的時間是晚上 11 點 11 分，當時大多數人都在家，也讓情況變得更糟。

Video showed residents and tourists clearing restaurants and spilling out onto the streets shortly after the quake.

影片顯示，地震發生後不久，居民和遊客就開始逃出餐廳，並湧上街頭。

Efforts to rescue residents trapped under the debris are underway.

目前正在努力營救被困在廢墟下的居民。

With many more injured and in critical condition, authorities said they expected the death toll to rise.

當局表示，還有許多受傷者處於危急狀態，他們預計死亡人數將上升。

According to the US geological survey, earthquakes in Morocco are uncommon but not unexpected.

根據美國地質調查局的說法，摩洛哥的地震雖然不常見，但也不出乎意料。

However, there has been none of this size within about 310 miles of Friday's quake since 1900.

然而，自1900年以來，在上周五的地震周圍約 310 英里內沒有發生過這樣規模的地震。