Drone video shows earthquake's destruction of historic Moroccan mosque, devastated villages

Drone video on Tuesday (September 12) showed the destruction of a 12th-century mosque and the surrounding villages of Tinmel and Arghen Valley as the 6.8 magnitude earthquake's death toll neared 3,000. The quake caused major damage to the historically significant Tinmel Mosque in the High Atlas mountains, an earth-and-stone building dating back to the medieval dynasty that conquered North Africa and Spain In the village of Tinmel, almost every house was pulverized and the entire community has been left homeless. Residents said they had pulled people out of the rubble with their bare hands. The earthquake which is the deadliest in six decades, struck in the High Atlas Mountains late on Friday, (September 8) with the epicentre 72 km (45 miles) southwest of Marrakech. #morocco #earthquake #drone #tinmelmosque The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: Catch the latest news here: Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - Facebook -