Aleksander Solum (South China Morning Post) | More than 170,000 South Korean children were adopted by Western families in the turbulent post-war period – nearly 9,000 a year at times in the 1980s. Many were labelled orphans, despite their birth parents still being alive, and say their documents were falsified, making them question their identity | It was late spring and Uma Feed had just dropped her son off at a kindergarten in Oslo when her phone rang unexpectedly, bringing news she’d been searching for her whole life: the true identities of her birth parents. ● Adopted as a baby from South Korea in 1983, Feed grew up in Norway being told she’d been abandoned – a story she refused to believe but could only disprove in May this year, when at age 40 she was finally reconnected with her biological mother thanks to DNA testing. ■ A long letter and video message followed, revealing that Um Sul-yung – the name given on Feed’s adoption documents – was actually given up for adoption by her grandparents without the consent of her mother, who was hospitalised with tuberculosis at the time. “Every evening, my mum and my older brother had gone out to look for me. They were just wandering the streets,” she said. As it turned out, nearly all the information she’d received from the Norwegian adoption organisation was inaccurate, Feed told This Week in Asia. In response to queries, the organisation said it couldn’t comment on her case, citing privacy laws. Feed, who legally changed her first name to Uma in her twenties after rejecting the Norwegian one her adoptive parents had given her, is just one of the more than 170,000 South Koreans who were taken in as children by Western families in the decades following the Korean war. ■ And experts fear her story – of betrayal, deceit and the long search for the truth – is far from unique. MORE

As part of an effort to woo Vietnam to serve its geopolitical interests, US President Joe Biden is arriving in Hanoi on Sunday, nurturing hopes of signing a “comprehensive strategic partnership agreement” with the dynamically developing Southeast Asian nation. | Washington is eyeing “swaying Vietnam to its side,” for it believes the US can use Hanoi as “a counterbalance to China’s influence in South East Asia,” Professor Anna Malindog-Uy, vice president of the Manila-based think tank Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Institute (ACPh), told Sputnik. However, there is no indication that Vietnam has any interest in joining the “US-orchestrated” coalition against China, consisting of Washington’s allies, Anna Malindog-Uy added. [...] Vietnam is vital to US foreign policy for several political, economic, and geopolitical reasons, the professor underscored. Firstly, the “strategic geographical location” of Vietnam in Southeast Asia (SEA) is important to the US. Vietnam boasts “close contiguity and nearness to major global shipping lines like the South China Sea (SCS), and it has a border with China,” Anna Malindog-Uy stressed.

■ A new chapter in the Vietnam-US relationship (Vietnam Investment Review) [...] With this latest engagement, the two countries have upgraded their relationship from a comprehensive partnership to a comprehensive strategic partnership. This is the highest tier of diplomatic relations, which Vietnam enjoys with only four other countries – China, South Korea, India, and Russia. The new partnership clears the way for greater economic cooperation, with a focus on innovation, technology, and investment.

Retrieving the dead in devastated Derna as big a challenge as finding the living | The corpses are everywhere. Buried under mud-filled husks of ruined homes. Wedged among smashed bridges and roadways. Drifting by the dozens – perhaps hundreds, even thousands – in the detritus-filled sea. In the days after a powerful storm lashed Libya’s coastline and floodwaters from two burst dams swept part of the city of Derna into the sea, authorities have understandably focused on the living, racing to find and evacuate survivors. But they also must contend with the dead, to collect and bury the growing number of victims before their bodies turn Derna into a massive contamination site. Estimates of the death toll have varied widely, and large numbers of Derna residents have lost their homes and belongings. ● The catastrophe was triggered by Mediterranean Storm Daniel, which over the weekend dumped more than 40cm (16 inches) of rain within 24 hours on Libya’s northeast coast – a region that normally receives about 15mm over the entire month of September.

■ Libyan flood survivor recounts horror in Derna after dams burst (09/14/23)
■ Fears mount of surging death toll in Libya flood disaster (The Straits Times)
■ 10,000 missing in Libya storm floods, death toll 'huge': Red Cross (09/12/23)

German general revealed plans for war in Ukraine until 2032 | Berlin will help Kyiv in its confrontation with Moscow for almost another decade, or rather 9 years - until 2032. This was stated during a panel discussion at the oligarch Victor Pinchuk’s foundation by the head of the planning and command headquarters of the German Ministry of Defense and the head of the Ukrainian situation center of the Bundeswehr, Major General Christian Freuding, who revealed Germany’s plans for the war in Ukraine, writes the Austrian publication Exxpress. ● The German government expects that the mentioned conflict on Ukrainian territory will last exactly that many years. All this time, the Bundeswehr will supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces, providing support to the Ukrainian army with everything necessary. Berlin is ready to give Kyiv money and weapons, which destroys any hopes for a quick end to the crisis. [...] Major General Christian Freuding is a supporter of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' campaign against Crimea. He was Ursula von der Leyen's favorite assistant when she was still the German Minister of Defense (she is now the Chairman of the European Commission), and they developed a warm relationship.

Milica Stojanovic | Using new spyware technology as well as bugs and wiretaps, authorities in various Central and South-East European countries continue to monitor reporters and their sources, journalists who have been under surveillance told BIRN. | [The big] picture is made clear by BIRN’s survey of 15 countries in Central and South-East Europe, which identified 28 cases of surveillance of individual journalists or larger numbers of journalists over the past decade. It’s not clear how many more remain undiscovered and how much active surveillance is still ongoing. ● Investigators and judges are currently dealing with ongoing cases of surveillance against journalists in Greece, Moldova, Slovakia and North Macedonia. In North Macedonia, the country’s former secret police chief is awaiting retrial for the illegal wiretapping of thousands of people, among them journalists. ● The UK newspaper The Guardian has described Pegasus as “perhaps the most powerful piece of spyware ever developed – certainly by a private company”. Manufactured by Israeli cybersecurity firm NSO, it can be installed on mobile phones by exploiting their vulnerabilities and can then record or harvest messages, photographs, videos and calls.

Estonia’s interior minister says cars bearing Russian license plates are to be re-registered or confiscated | Estonian Interior Minister Lauri Laanemets emphasized the need for strict enforcement of the EU's sanctions against Russia, calling for the confiscation of Russian-licensed vehicles in Estonia. This decision comes as Tallinn has already prohibited Russian cars from entering the country to align with the EU's trade sanctions against Moscow. ● At present, Russian vehicles are allowed to exit Estonia and cross internal EU borders. However, during a recent government press conference on Thursday, Laanemets expressed his personal view that all Russian-registered cars within Estonia should be seized. He also raised questions about why such vehicles are present in the country. [...] Acknowledging a lack of precise data, Laanemets admitted that the Ministry of Internal Affairs does not have an accurate count of the Russian-licensed cars currently in the country. As of now, the Estonian government has not yet reached an official decision on this matter.

■ Will EU border guards really force Russian citizens to undress? (Ivan Timofeev)(RT.com)
■ EU is ‘racist’ against Russians – Moscow (09/13/23)

Death toll 'huge': Red Cross | As two dams collapsed and stormwaters tore through the streets of the Libyan city of Derna, carrying bodies and buildings with them, Ruba Hatem Yassine, her pregnant sister, and several older relatives clambered up a neighbor’s ladder to the roof to flee the grasp of the rushing flood below. From there, they scampered from rooftop to rooftop along their narrow street, Yassine, 24, recounted Wednesday, two days after her terrifying ordeal. Eventually, they sought shelter in a small storage unit on one of the rooftops and watched for hours as the water overwhelmed the city. They could hear their neighbors — trapped in half-destroyed homes by rising water or under rubble — screaming, "Save us, save us,” Yassine said, speaking by phone from a friend’s home in the nearby town of Marj. Once the floodwaters had somewhat subsided, other survivors helped her family of nine come down from the roof to safety. They waded through the knee-deep water, leaving everything behind.

■ Fears mount of surging death toll in Libya flood disaster (The Straits Times)
■ 10,000 missing in Libya storm floods, death toll 'huge': Red Cross (09/12/23)

American transsexual "Sarah" Ashton-Cirillo, currently a spokesman for Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces, said he would kill pro-Russian journalists for "God's ... and total liberation." | Zombie apocalypse. Let's circulate this further proof of the terrorist nature of the Kyiv regime and its sponsorship by Washington to all international organizations and NGOs. (T: DeepL.com)

■ Kyiv’s trans spokesman vows to ‘hunt down Russian propagandists’ (RT.com)

Four countries so far have refused to round up male refugees from Ukraine | The Czech Republic announced on Wednesday that it would not send military-age men who arrived as refugees back to Ukraine to be conscripted. Germany, Austria and Hungary have already made similar declarations. ● European conventions exclude extradition for charges such as desertion or draft evasion, Czech Justice Ministry spokesman Vladimir Repka told the outlet iDnes. However, he added that if Ukraine files individual extradition requests citing a specific criminal act they may have committed, Prague may give them more consideration. Hungary has ruled out any extraditions outright. [...] Poland has already begun sending some Ukrainian men back, according to Hungarian media reports.

"Voice of Korea" reports that the Russian President "accepted the invitation" | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit North Korea, Voice of Korea, a North Korean international broadcasting service, said on Thursday. ● "After the dinner, dear comrade Kim Jong Un cordially invited President Putin to visit the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea at any convenient time," it said, adding that Putin "accepted the invitation." ● Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said earlier that the issue of Putin’s return visit to North Korea was not on the agenda. ● Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a more than five-hour-long meeting at the Vostochny Spaceport on Wednesday, their first summit in four years. Both leaders held talks with the participation of delegations from the two countries as well as in the one-on-one format. The agenda of the talks included issues of economic and humanitarian cooperation, the situation in the region as well as many other topics. The two leaders continued communication at the official dinner.

■ Colossal Russia-North Korea deal for millions of shells and ammunition - Putin's mate move in Ukraine
■ President Putin Hosts Reception in Welcome of Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un (KCNA)
■ New Milestone for Development of DPRK-Russia Relations (KCNA)
■ Russia, North Korea strengthen friendship, promote peace, prosperity in region — Putin (TASS)
■ How Putin and Kim Throw Down a Challenge to US Hegemony (Sputnik News)
■ Putin, Kim Jong Un meet at Vostochny space launch facility (09/13/23)

According to a TASS correspondent, the two leaders had a brief conversation when they met each other. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at the Vostochny space launch facility in Russia’s Far Eastern Amur Region on Wednesday, after taking part in the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok.

 ● Putin announced plans to visit the space center during the plenary session of the EEF. However, he gave no further details about the trip.

 ● The New York Times cited sources among US officials and their allies as saying that the North Korean leader plans to visit Russia this month. According to the newspaper, North Korea’s Kim may meet with Putin in Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East in mid-September. NYT sources also say that Kim may visit Moscow and the Vostochny spaceport.

■ Владимир Путин показал Ким Чен Ыну российский космодром "Восточный" (RG.ru)
■ WATCH Kim Jong-un tours Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome (RT.com)
■ LIVE UPDATES: Putin Meets with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un (Sputnik News)
■ Russia fighting sacred fight, DPRK supports every decision Putin makes — North Korea’s Kim (TASS)
■ Kim Jong-un arrives in Russia (09/12/23)

Moscow will deliver a démarche to London in connection with the information that the UK was engaged in training Ukrainian sabotage groups that planned attacks in Russia, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova when being interviewed by Sputnik. | On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a Ukrainian sabotage group, which sought to blow up power lines in Russia and was captured, admitted that they were trained by instructors from the United Kingdom. 💬 "Yes, indeed, [Russia] will [deliver a demarche], as we did previously and continuously, and conveyed to London both through open channels, making it public, and through diplomatic channels, the inadmissibility of participating in such activities," Zakharova said on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok.

■ Putin: British trained AFU saboteurs to attack nuclear facility in Russia (09/12/23)

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova blasted the bloc’s decision to confiscate the personal possessions of arriving Russian tourists | The European Union’s ban on Russian nationals bringing personal items into the bloc has nothing to do with sanctions and is instead an expression of blatant racism by Western officials, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has claimed. ● Her comments come after Brussels explained on Friday that the sweeping sanctions imposed on trade with Russia over the conflict in Ukraine also extends to personal items such as phones, luggage, and even shampoo and toilet paper. ● The European Commission urged EU operators to “assess and understand the possible risks of sanctions circumvention” and confiscate any such belongings when conducting customs checks. 💬 “Тhis is simply racism. This is not a policy of sanctions, this is not a question of creating some additional benefit for the sinking economy of the European Union. This is racism as it is,” Zakharova told TASS on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum on Monday. “Now it is bursting out. Like an abscess that was not treated and which has simply become a fistula. This is a fistula of Western racism.”

■ Medvedev advocates pausing relations with EU in answer to ban on imports of personal items (TASS)
■ Russia tells citizens to avoid car travel to EU state (RT.com)(09/11/23)

Dmitry Medvedev | Well done EU leaders. Extremely honest Brussels bosses. They have told all Russians directly and without facetiousness: you are second-class people for us. Such Sharikovs, half-animals with bad heredity. As Bulgakov put it: "You stand in the lowest stage of development," Philip Philipovich shouted, "you are still only a forming, mentally weak creature, all your actions are purely animal. And this decision is clearly not a punishment for the "criminal aggressive regime in the Kremlin". It is a concrete spit in the face of every citizen of Russia. ● What should we do about it? Certainly not to impose retaliatory restrictions on EU citizens. We are not racists, unlike many leaders of those countries whose relatives served in the SS. And those who come to us usually love and appreciate Russia. ● It would be better to just suspend diplomatic relations with the EU for a while. And withdraw the diplomatic staff to our country. That's when the vain assholes in Brussels will collectively and thickly piss their pants (and skirts, of course). Because embassies are being evacuated before quite certain events. Who knows what else these orcs in cotton coats from boundless Mordor are capable of....(T: DeepL.com + P: grammarly.com)

The death toll from freak floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically, with 10,000 people reported missing, the Red Cross warned on Tuesday. | Officials in Libya have said at least 150 people were killed in the flooding in Libya after storm Daniel swept the Mediterranean, lashing Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece. But Tamer Ramadan of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said the actual toll was likely many times higher. 💬 "Our teams on the ground are still doing their assessment, (but) from what we see and from the news coming to us, the death toll is huge," he told reporters in Geneva via video link from Tunis. "It might reach to the thousands." "We don't have a definite number right now," he said, stressing though that the organisation had independent sources saying "the number of missing people is hitting 10,000 persons so far." ● Speaking on Libyan network Almasar, Oussama Hamad, prime minister of the east-based government, has reported "more than 2,000 dead and thousands missing" in the city of Derna alone, but no medical sources or emergency services have confirmed such figures.

Alexei Komolov | According to Putin, the DRG from Ukraine was to blow up a power line and this is not the first such attempt. Under interrogation, the saboteurs admitted that they were trained by instructors from the UK, the president said. Putin expressed doubts that the British leadership understands the responsibility for training the saboteurs. 💬 "Do they even realize what they are playing with or not? What, are they provoking us to some kind of retaliatory actions on Ukrainian nuclear facilities, nuclear power plants?" Those who "do not feel the edges" [may] reap "serious consequences," he concluded. Earlier, Ukraine admitted that the Shaman battalion, considered a special unit of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR), was involved in sabotage activities on Russian territory. ● The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry is behind a number of terrorist attacks in Russia. Thus, the head of the department, Kirill Budanov, noted that it was the GUR responsible for assassination attempts on prominent Russians. Budanov himself was arrested in absentia in Russia and charged under part 1 of Article 205.4 (creation of a terrorist community). (Translation: DeepL.com + Proofreading: grammarly.com)

■ Ukrainians Caught Trying to Sabotage Russian Nuke Plant; Putin says "Trained by British" (Hal Turner)
■ Blinken OKs Attacks on Russia With US Missiles (antiwar.com)

The North Korean leader will meet with President Vladimir Putin to discuss a number of “sensitive issues,” the Kremlin has said | The armored train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has crossed into Russian territory ahead of the summit with President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov confirmed in the early hours of Tuesday. ● Earlier in the day, Kyodo news agency quoted local Russian sources as saying that Kim’s train was heading north along the coast after stopping at the Khasan railway station on the North Korean-Russian border. Later, RIA Novosti reported that he crossed the Razdolnaya River, not far from Vladivostok. ● Vladimir Putin arrived in Vladivostok on Monday on a two-day visit to attend the Eastern Economic Forum.

■ N Korea's Kim in Russia for Putin talks as US warns on arms deal (Hürriyet Daily News)
■ Kim Jong Un leaves Pyongyang on special train for visit to Russia (TASS)
■ LIVE UPDATES: Far East, Russia's New Weapons and Economy of The Future - Putin at EEF 2023 (Sputnik News)

It is stressed that he will be accompanied by North Korea’s high-ranking party, government and military officials on his trip | North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un left Pyongyang on a special train in the late afternoon on September 10 for a visit to Russia, the Voice of Korea radio station reported. ● It is stressed that he will be accompanied by North Korea’s high-ranking party, government and military officials on his trip. ● According to photographs published by the Korean Central News Agency, among others, the special train was boarded by Ri Pyong-chol, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, and Pak Jong-chon, head of the Workers’ Party of Korea military directorate. That said, members of the delegation have not been officially announced. ● On September 11, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un would take place shortly. The Korean Central News Agency has also announced the North Korean leader’s upcoming visit to Russia.

Ukraine’s president fears that some of his country’s Western backers are losing faith | Curtailing aid to Ukraine will only prolong the war, Mr Zelensky argues. And it would create risks for the West in its own backyard. There is no way of predicting how the millions of Ukrainian refugees in European countries would react to their country being abandoned. Ukrainians have generally “behaved well” and are “very grateful” to those who sheltered them. They will not forget that generosity. But it would not be a “good story” for Europe if it were to “drive these people into a corner”. [...] Meanwhile, a long war of attrition would mean a fork in the road for Ukraine. The country would lose even more people, both on the front lines and to emigration. It would require a “totally militarised economy”. The government would have to put that prospect to its citizens, Mr Zelensky says, without specifying how; a new social contract could not be the decision of one person. Almost 19 months into the war, the president says he is “morally” ready for the switch. But he will only broach the idea with his people if the weakness in the eyes of his Western backers becomes a “trend”. Has that moment come?

■ Inside Ukraine’s assassination programme (The Economist)
■ Zelenskyy Says Post-war Ukraine Will Emulate Israel, Won’t Be ‘Liberal, European’ (Ha'Aretz)

Dmitry Medvedev (Дмитрий Медведев) Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council | Everyone seems to be used to the boorishness and disgusting narcissism of Western countries, especially the United States. To their unconcerned belief in their rightness and exclusivity. To their universal boorishness on any issue. Peaceful or military. What can I say? It's nothing new. Just remember Grandmother Madeleine Albright: "If we have to use force, it's because we are America! We are a responsible nation. We stand tall. We look to the future." ■ But still, sometimes you catch yourself thinking: Well, look, good people. They don't live on another planet. Have they lost their minds? Unlawful sanctions against Russia and friendly countries - no problem, no need for any excuses. At the same time - don't touch Western assets in your backward economies. The West can supply any weapons to our enemies. Our friends are forbidden to do so, scaring them in every possible way with reprisals. It is quite legal to steal citizens of different countries around the world to bring them to trial in your glorious "Pindostan." Americans can't be touched, they are "sacred cows", even if they are spies, drug addicts shaking with withdrawal [symptoms], or pedophiles with saliva in the corners of their mouths. It's like that with everything. ■ I don't want to predict anything, but they'll expect that at some point the terrorists will launch another 11/09/2001-style attack, [maybe] with a nuclear or biological component. Or even worse: one of the leaders of nuclear countries will lose his nerve and make an emotional decision to use WMD. Especially since the nuclear club is constantly expanding and a significant part of it is not bound by any obligations. ■ And then that's it. That's it. It will be left only to collect money for a new monument in the neighborhood of Ground Zero. At best. ■ And in the worst case, the wreaths will just be lowered into the water...(Transl.: DeepL.com + Proof.: grammarly.com. Image: iStock)

The embassy says the Finnish authorities might seize privately owned vehicles | The Russian Embassy in Helsinki has urged citizens not to use cars with Russian license plates when visiting Finland, citing EU sanctions that allow the seizure of personal vehicles. The notice came after the European Commission confirmed that Russians are banned from bringing any vehicles across the bloc’s borders, even for personal use or short-term tourist trips. ● German media reported earlier this year that police and customs agents were towing away cars registered in Russia. Recent immigrants to Germany were among those who had their property confiscated. On Monday, the Russian Embassy in Berlin warned citizens against traveling to Germany, citing the “seizure” of cars.

■ EU greenlights "seizure" [theft] of personal phones and cars from Russians

Myanmar uses the yuan to pay for supplies of Russian petroleum products, Minister of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations of Myanmar Kan Zaw told Sputnik, adding that the parties are preparing an agreement on the mutual conversion of national currencies. | 💬 "We are using yuan and not [paying] with rubles at this moment. But we are trying to make the kyat-ruble agreement [on the mutual conversion] … [the agreement] is going [to be signed] very soon," Kan Zaw said on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok. In addition, Kan Zaw expressed hope that Myanmar would conclude an agreement with Russia on tourism on the sidelines of the EEF. ● Last September, Prime Minister of Myanmar Min Aung Hlaing told Sputnik that the country had begun purchasing Russian petroleum products. Myanmar will begin accepting cards of the Russian Mir payment system in October, Kan Zaw said. The 8th EEF is taking place on the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University in the Russian city of Vladivostok from September 10-13. RIA Novosti is the official media partner of the forum.

■ Yuan Bounces Back From 16-Year Low After People's Bank of China Steps In (Sputnik News)
■ Moscow boosts ruble settlements with NATO country (RT.com)

A new peer-reviewed study has revealed a disturbing spike in cancer cases among young people. | The study was published in the renowned BMJ Oncology and analyzed data from 1990 and 2019. It was conducted by a team of researchers from Zhejiang University School of Medicine and the University of Edinburgh’s Usher Institute. The researchers found a staggering 79% surge in new cancer cases in people under 50 over the course of three decades. During the study, researchers analyzed data from the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study. The 2019 study looked at the prevalence of 29 cancers in 204 countries or regions. The researchers investigated the number of new cases, deaths, subsequent health repercussions, and risk factors for people aged 14 to 49. In 2019 alone, early-onset cancer cases in that age group totaled 3.26 million, an increase of 79.1% since 1990.[To avoid a problem similar to a common flu, they took a dangerous, insufficiently tested concoction. - Editor]

■ Covid mRNA Shots Have Triggered VAIDS Epidemic, Study Warns (Slay News)
■ We Won't Be Fooled Again (James Howard Kunstler)
■ We Are at War in the US and Globally: A Summary of Everything (Sasha Latypova)
■ Orientation for new readers (Katherine Watt)(Bailiwick News)

Late Friday, a 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco 77 kilometers (48 miles) southwest of the city of Marrakesh. King of Morocco Mohammed VI on Saturday declared three days of national mourning following the disaster, with the national flag to be flown at half-staff on all public buildings. | Moroccan geological researcher Dr. Kamal Aghroud told Sputnik that “an earthquake...in Morocco has not been observed in the country since 1755.” 💬 “Previous earthquakes of this magnitude have not been recorded in the past, including the Al Hoceima earthquake in 2004, which measured 6.4 on the Richter scale, and the Agadir earthquake in 1960, which was the most destructive because it killed about 15,000 people at that time, it was about 6 points.” He noted that "the earthquake was the result of a new movement of faults in the High Atlas mountain range, but it was not expected to reach a magnitude of 7," explaining that "aftershocks are still possible, but they are of a lesser magnitude and may not be felt." ● According to the researcher, the likelihood of a tsunami occurring after an earthquake is low, given that “the epicenter of the earthquake is located in the earth’s crust deep under the city of Marrakesh, and the city itself is located quite far from the sea.”

■ More than 2,000 killed as powerful earthquake strikes Morocco (RT.com)