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Morocco Earthquake: Rescuers Search Rubble After 2,500 People Killed
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September 11, 2023
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0:59Now PlayingMorocco began allowing teams from Spain, the UK and two Arab countries to assist in earthquake rescue efforts, as public anger grows over the domestic response to the nation’s deadliest natural disaster in six decades.
With the death toll now around 2,500 people, rescuers are racing against time as they search the hundreds of remote villages dotting the High Atlas mountains near the epicenter of Friday’s quake. Local media carried numerous reports of stricken Moroccans demanding much quicker help.
The catastrophe dealt a shocking blow to Morocco, a country of 37 million that views itself an island of stability in North Africa and which has been a regional bright spot. The nearby city of Marrakech, partly damaged by the quake, is due to host annual International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings in October.
There’s been no estimate yet of the total damage caused by the deadliest quake to strike Morocco since 1960, when 12,000 people were killed around the Atlantic coastal city of Agadir. Some analysts on Monday were divided over how seriously the disaster will hit the $140 billion economy, which relies on tourism, agriculture and trade with the European Union.
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