Cristiano Ronaldo's hotel on the outskirts of Marrakech acts as a refuge after Morocco earthquake
The North African nation was hit by an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale
On Friday a huge 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the mountainous High Atlas region in Morocco, around 45 miles from the city of Marrakech.
As of Saturday evening, at least 1,305 people have died as a result of the earthquake and many more are injured or missing.
As a result, people have taken to any buildings that they can to find shelter following the natural disaster, including Ronaldo's hotel.
The Pestana CR7 Marrakech is graded at four stars, just below luxury and includes an outdoor pool, fitness centre, restaurant, and terrace.
But as Moroccans come together to attempt to find recover, the hotel has set aside its up-market qualities.
"The hotels the same. We had to come to the new area of Marrakech, where there are more luxury hotels, so to speak," Irene Seixas, a Spanish national, said to channel 24h.
"Now we have managed to get Cristiano Ronaldo's hotel, which is on the outskirts, to give us a room.
"We are waiting. We have slept all night on the street and at seven in the morning they told us that yes, we could approach.
"We are in a lobby a lot of people of different nationalities, waiting to see if we can get a room, but we have all slept on the street."
