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The following article summarizes
information printed in the March 11, 1960 issue of the LYAUTEY LOG, the base paper published
weekly. Most of the photos shown are also from the LOG. Several others, of obvious higher
quality, were contributed by Tom Borbe, former member of VR-24.
At 11:35 PM local time, on 28 February
1960, a strong earthquake struck Agadir, a seaside resort on the Atlantic Coast
south of Casablanca. The quake killed over 12,000 people and destroyed
approximately seventy percent of the buildings in what had been a city of 31,000
residents.
Anyone who has photos, stories,
and material they wish to share is encouraged to send them to
Dick Prather, editor of the
VR-24 website.
The photos on this page show some of the devastation caused by the earthquake. The
photo at right shows rescuers near the sign atop the wreckage of SAADA Hotel. Previously
a five-story luxury hotel (shown in the lower right corner of the collage of Agadir
photos above) the floors of the hotel pancaked into a twenty-foot high pile of rubble.
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USN Photo borbe collection U.S. Navy rescue party
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