A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco on Friday night, September 9, 2023, causing significant damage to centuries-old sites in Marrakech. The earthquake damaged a small mosque at the heart of the Marrakech Medina, which was a treasured place of prayer for the hundreds of traders working at the busy market outside. The mosque had a beautiful tower which, once adorned with white triangle decoration, has almost entirely collapsed. Many of the old buildings inside the Medina have been damaged and some have collapsed entirely. On Sunday morning, large piles of rubble were dotted around the area, with stray cats scouring them for food. Some sections of the city were cordoned off with fencing as the old building could be at risk of collapse. Outside Marrakech, the impact of the quake is still emerging. Images showed the 12th Century Tinmal Mosque in the High Atlas mountains had been badly damaged. The death toll has surpassed 2,000.