Rescuers find that few homes remain in the devastated village of Douzrou, where 100 have died.
Residents of Douzrou say there is little hope of finding anyone alive in what is left of their villageA dog called Colin scampers across the earthquake's wreckage in Morocco's remote mountain village of Douzrou.
But most homes collapsed when the earthquake struck late on Friday, burying part of this hillside community in the ruins of nature's rage.Experts say such traditional materials leave fewer chances for air pockets or spaces in which people can survive after buildings collapse.More than 100 people were killed in the village, according to residents.
"Colin is an experienced dog - he was in Turkey earlier this year," says Neil Woodmansey from the UK International Search and Rescue Team . He is referring to February's devastating earthquake in northern Syria and southern Turkey, which killed nearly 60,000 people. On Sunday, amid local criticism of a patchy and slow response by authorities, Morocco's government sparked controversy by deciding to only accept help from four countries.On Wednesday, we spotted the 60-strong British rescue team as members prepared to leave their base camp in the town of Amizmiz, at the foot of the High Atlas Mountains.Following two Moroccan military vehicles transporting the rescuers, we drove towards the earthquake's epicentre.
At least twice, the trucks became stuck on hairpin bends. Finally, about 4km from Douzrou, the team pulled over. "I was here with my family, we were having dinner. The ceiling fell on me. My brother died. [But] it is God's decision," Hussein said.
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