Moroccan soldiers and aid teams are scrambling to reach remote mountain towns by land and air as the death toll from Friday's earthquake neared 2,500.
Moroccans in the mountain village of Moulay Brahim grieve for neighbors who died in a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that destroyed buildings and lives.
The Czech Republic said it had a team of 70 rescuers ready to go and was waiting for permission to take off.and which said four of its citizens died in the quake, said Monday that authorities in the North African country are evaluating proposals on a case-by-case basis. People in the village of Moulay Brahim recite a prayer for victims killed in the earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday.ancient city of Marrakech”I was asleep when the earthquake struck. I could not escape because the roof fell on me. I was trapped. I was saved by my neighbors who cleared the rubble with their bare hands,” said Fatna Bechar. “Now, I am living with them in their house because mine was completely destroyed.
Morocco’s deadliest quake was a magnitude 5.8 temblor in 1960 that struck near the city of Agadir, killing at least 12,000 eople. It prompted Morocco to change construction rules, but many buildings, especially rural homes, are not built to withstand such quakes.
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