Hundreds of people lined up to donate blood as rescuers kept hunting for people trapped under rubble 2 days after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit central Morocco.
— Hundreds of people stood in line for hours outside a blood bank in the central Moroccan city of Marrakech on Monday, some even passing out from the heat, but all of them determined do whatever they can for their country as it reels from the devastatingThe United Nations estimated that some 300,000 people had been affected by the al-Houz quake — a powerful 6.8 magnitude temblor that struck a region unaccustomed and ill-prepared for such a jolt.
The frantic effort to find survivors was still underway, as others turned to mourning their loved ones. The worst of the destruction is in the scenic High Atlas Mountains, where dirt roads snake into snow-capped peaks. Many of those passes have been blocked by rockslides, making it impossible to reach those still trapped beneath the debris of their homes.Mohamed Sebbagh, 66, stands in front of his destroyed house in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Amizmiz, Morocco, Sept. 10, 2023.
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