Morocco Earthquake Aftermath as Death toll climbs

Morocco Earthquake Aftermath as Death toll climbs

Moroccan rescuers supported by foreign teams on Monday, September 11, faced an intensifying race against time to dig out any survivors from the rubble of mountain villages after the country's strongest-ever earthquake. The 6.8-magnitude quake struck the Atlas mountains late Friday southwest of the tourist center of Marrakech. It killed at least 2,862 people and injured more than 2,500 others, according to the latest official toll.
In the disaster-stricken community of Talat Nyacoub, 12 ambulances and several dozen 4X4s from the army and police were deployed while around 100 Moroccan rescuers were searching for signs of life in the collapsed buildings.