MOULAY BRAHIM, Morocco: Survivors of Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades struggled to find food and water on Sunday as the search for the missing continued in hard-to-reach villages and the death toll of more than 2,000 seemed likely to rise further.
Many people spent a second night in the open after the 6.8 magnitude quake hit late on Friday. Relief workers face the challenge of reaching the most badly affected villages in the High Atlas, a rugged mountain range where settlements are often remote and where many houses crumbled.
People inspect their damaged homes after an earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023 Image Credit: APA woman and her daughter stand outside her home after an earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. Image Credit: APA damaged vehicle is pictured in the historic city of Marrakech, following a powerful earthquake in Morocco, September 9. REUTERS/Abdelhak BalhakiA general view of damage in the historic city of Marrakech, following a powerful earthquake in Morocco, September 9. REUTERS/Abdelhak BalhakiA view shows a damaged building on the road between Amizmiz and Ouirgane, following a powerful earthquake in Morocco, September 9. REUTERS/Ahmed El JechtimiA general view of damage following a powerful earthquake in Amizmiz, Morocco, September 9. REUTERS/Abdelhak BalhakiA damaged room, following a powerful earthquake, in the village of Tansghart in the Asni area, Morocco. Image Credit: ReutersThe minaret of a mosque stands behind damaged or destroyed houses following an earthquake in Moulay Brahim, Al Haouz province, Morocco, on September 9, 2023. Image Credit: AFPResidents flee their homes after an earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, near the epi centre of the earthquake, outside Marrakech, Morocco. Image Credit: APThe 6.8-magnitude quake struck a mountainous area 72 kilometres (45 miles) southwest of tourist hotspot Marrakesh at 11:11 pm (2211 GMT) Friday, the US Geological Survey reported. Image Credit: REUTERSRescuers carry out a search operation following a powerful earthquake, in Amizmiz, Morocco, September 9. REUTERS/Abdelhak Balhaki
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