Morocco Races to Find Survivors in Remote Areas Struck by Quake

Sign up for our Middle East newsletter and follow us @middleeast for news on the region. Moroccan authorities raced to rescue possible survivors after the most powerful earthquake to hit the kingdom in over a century killed more than 2,000 people. Rescue efforts were complicated by the remote mountain location of the hard hit al-Haouz region. The military has deployed specialized rescue teams, engineers, logistics centers, supplies and field hospitals. The area around the quake’s epicenter is home to around 300,000 people and sits about 75 kilometers (47 miles) south...