Morocco quake death toll tops 2,800 as frantic rescue efforts continue
Hundreds of people lined up to donate blood as rescuers kept hunting for people trapped under rubble two days after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit central Morocco.
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Hundreds of people lined up to donate blood as rescuers kept hunting for people trapped under rubble two days after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit central Morocco.
The desperate search for survivors continues in Morocco following Friday's devastating earthquake that killed at least 2,400 people, but there are some places rescue workers still can't get to. Tom Bateman with our partners at the BBC has more.
Rescuers are still working to pull survivors out of the rubble following Friday night's devastating earthquake in Morocco. More than 2,000 people were killed and many remain missing. Chris Livesay reports.
The United Nations estimated that 300,000 people were affected by Friday night's magnitude 6.8 quake.
The government of Morocco announced three days of national mourning after what is being called the most powerful earthquake in the region in at least 100 years. Friday's quake shook the historic tourist town of Marrakesh and surrounding regions, but villages in the Atlas Mountains suffered the greatest damage and may be the hardest to reach, raising the specter of a humanitarian disaster. Lee Cowan reports.
The 6.8-magnitude quake was the biggest to hit Morocco in 120 years, and the ministry wrote that most damage occurred outside of cities and towns.
At least 820 people are dead and hundreds more injured after a devastating earthquake hit Morocco overnight. The 6.8-magnitude quake struck the Atlas Mountains, about 45 miles from the tourist hub of Marrakesh. Ramy Inocencio has more.
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