Hedeadly earthquake that hit Morocco last Friday continues to leave aftershocks of between 3.4 and 4.1 degrees. At least one of them was felt in the villages near the epicenter in the last hours, which made its inhabitants remember the fear felt three days ago.

According to the National Geographic Institute (IGN) of Spain, which monitors earthquakes near this country, seven aftershocks occurred throughout Monday, the most important being the last, measuring 4.1 degrees.

In the village of Tnirt, located just 10 kilometers from the epicenter of Friday’s deadly earthquake, an earthquake was noted that, according to EFE, surprised a group of villagers trying to remove the body of a buried woman from the rubble.

At that time, the IGN recorded an earthquake in the area of ​​3.9 degrees and a depth of 23 kilometers. “Earthquake! Earthquake! Earthquake!” they began to shout the villagers, who quickly moved away from the rubble as they feared that a cracked wall would fall on them.

The replica It lasted about five seconds., in which stones were moved and a noise was heard throughout the valley. After a few minutes, the young people who were digging to remove the woman returned to work. In this village, two dead people still remain in the rubble, in addition to several animal corpses buried under the houses.

The number of victims from the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit several provinces in southern Morocco last Friday now exceeds 2,800 dead and 2,500 injured.

Spain sends new aid teams with 31 specialists

Five new teams with 31 specialists, 15 search and rescue dogs and 11 vehicles They have traveled to Morocco in the last few hours to collaborate in the search for survivors after the earthquake. These are five canine rescue teams from the Civil Guard, National Police, Generalitat of Catalonia, Granada City Council and Madrid City Council.

They join the teams from the UME and the Community of Madrid that are already working on the ground – 86 personnel in total -.