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More than 2,000 people have died in Moroccos’s deadliest earthquake in more than 60 years. The death toll from a powerful earthquake that hit Morocco’s Atlas Mountains region late on Friday has risen to 2,012. The magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck at about 11:11pm (22:11 GMT) at a depth of nearly 26km (16 miles), according to the US Geological Survey. The depth was initially reported at about

The search for survivors continues in Morocco after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake. The United Nations is in close contact with authorities to support assessment and response. Families in several cities in Morocco rushed out of their homes and into the streets after a powerful earthquake struck at 11:11 p.m. on Sept. 8, 2023. A 4.9 magnitude aftershock followed 19 minutes later; several more have

Here is the latest on the deadly earthquake. A frantic effort was taking shape on Saturday over mountainous terrain to rescue survivors of a powerful earthquake that struck about 50 miles from the city of Marrakesh overnight, killing at least 820 people and injuring at least several hundred. The quake struck in the High Atlas Mountains shortly after 11 p.m. on Friday with a magnitude of 6.8

Local and foreign Christians have joined in relief efforts following last week’s massive earthquake in Morocco.

Nearly 3,000 people have died, with more than 5,000 injured. Registering 6.8 on the Richter scale, it is the North African nation’s most powerful quake since 1969 and its deadliest since 1960.

But far from the epicenter near the historic city of Marrakesh, gathered