After the earthquake in Morocco, how long can a person spend under the rubble?

Weather of Arabia - A devastating earthquake measuring 7 degrees on the Richter scale struck many regions of Morocco, where the National Center for Scientific and Technical Research stated that the epicenter of the earthquake was located in the Al Haouz region, southwest of the city of Marrakesh, and because of the strength of the tremor, it extended to the city of Azilal in the northeast and Ouarzazate in the southeast Then Chichaoua and Taroudant, in a different way, and its echo reached the cities of Agadir and Casablanca as well.

Because of the wide area of the earthquake that struck Morocco, it led to many losses and damages that resulted in large numbers of affected people and homeless people, and it is worth noting that the time factor that does not pass in favor of rescue operations makes it a question.

How long can a person spend under the rubble?

It takes a lot of space to answer.

Answer: In the context of ongoing rescue operations, rescuers continue their efforts to search for possible survivors more than two days after the accident, and under the right conditions, a person can survive under the rubble for a week at most.

It is certain that there are several factors on which a person's chances of survival depend, including:

Air

The arrival of air to the trapped person is one of the important factors that avoid suffocation due to high temperatures and an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide, and perhaps the arrival of air depends on the place or spot in which the person was trapped and the extent to which there are passages for air in it.

water and food

It is not easy to determine the length of time that a person can live without drinking water, as it may often depend on the temperature of the place in which the person is trapped, which in turn determines the amount of fluid that the person loses due to sweating.

Some estimates indicate that the period ranges between 3 to 7 days.

As for food, according to experts, food is not a big problem; As most people can live without food for weeks, while they live for a few days without water

Wounds and injuries to a person

The presence of an injury to a person is an important factor in his chance of survival. As the presence of a person under heavy rubble can cause bleeding or fractures that reduce the chance of survival.