Moroccans worked Sunday to rescue survivors following the country’s strongest earthquake in more than a century. The magnitude-6.8 earthquake sent people racing from their beds into the streets and toppled buildings in mountainous villages and cities not built to withstand such a mighty quake. Some 2,012 people were confirmed dead and at least 2,059 more people were injured – 1,404 critically – Morocco’s Interior Ministry reported Saturday night.
Residents rest outdoors in central Marrakesh following a powerful earthquake in Morocco, on Sept. 9, 2023.People walk past destroyed houses after an earthquake in the mountain village of Tafeghaghte, southwest of the city of Marrakesh, on September 9, 2023. Morocco's deadliest earthquake in decades has killed more than 1,300 people, authorities said on September 9, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where casualties are still feared trapped.
Morocco's deadliest earthquake in decades has killed more than 1,300 people, authorities said on September 9, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where casualties are still feared trapped. Moroccan Royal Armed Forces evacuate a body from a house destroyed in an earthquake in the mountain village of Tafeghaghte, southwest of the city of Marrakesh, on September 9, 2023.
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