20 September 2024,   01:41
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Earthquake in Morocco - more than 2800 people are confirmed dead

Rescuers are searching through rubble and trying to reach isolated communities after a devastating earthquake struck Morocco, killing thousands and leaving more injured or unaccounted for.

The quake is the strongest to hit the nation’s center in more than a century, and its epicenter was not far from popular tourist and economic hub Marrakech.

At least 2,862 people have been killed in the disaster and 2,562 have been injured, state media said on Monday.

The earthquake struck at around 11.11 p.m. local time (6.11 p.m ET) on Friday. Its epicenter was located in the High Atlas mountain range, about 72 km southwest of Marrakech, a city of about 840,000 people.

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