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Boys fetch water in Amizmiz after being displaced by Friday's earthquake. Getty Images
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Survivors in Talat N'Yaaqoub receive much-needed aid after the earthquake that struck Morocco. Reuters
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A girl waits to be airlifted to hospital by military helicopter in Talat N'Yaaqoub. Reuters
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Help arrives in Talat N'Yaaqoub. Reuters
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A woman grieves as rescue workers carry her husband's body from rubble in Talat N'Yaaqoub. Reuters
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An injured child is carried by neighbours in the village of Ighil Ntalghoumt. Reuters
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The entrance of a destroyed house in Ighil Ntalghoumt. Reuters
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A man sits on his donkey waiting for donations in Ighil Ntalghoumt after the quake. Reuters
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Women queue for humanitarian aid in Ighil Ntalghoumt. Reuters
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Rubble of collapsed buildings in Douzrou, the result of Friday's 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Morocco. Getty Images
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Damaged buildings in Douzrou, Morocco. Getty Images
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An excavator digs through the rubble of collapsed buildings in Douzrou, Morocco. Getty Images
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An excavator digs through the rubble of collapsed buildings in Douzrou, Morocco. Getty Images
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Mourners watch as a grave is dug for a man killed by the earthquake, in Douzrou, Morocco. Getty Images
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A woman is overcome with grief as the body of her husband is removed from beneath a collapsed house in Douzrou. Getty Images
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The body of a man is carried for burial after being removed from the rubble of a collapsed house in Douzrou. Getty Images
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Buildings lie in ruins in Douzrou. Getty Images
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Men work to salvage goods from the ruins of their house in Douzrou. Getty Images
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Earthquake survivors queue for aid in Tinmel, Morocco, on Monday. Reuters
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A Moroccan man is overcome with grief as the body of his brother is removed from beneath a collapsed house in Douzrou. Getty Images
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A woman gestures in front of a partly destroyed mosque in Adassil, Morocco. Reuters
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Women and children wait in a tent in Douzrou, Morocco, after losing their homes in Friday's earthquake. Getty Images
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A boy is checked by a paramedic in Allouh, Morocco, after sustaining injuries in Friday's earthquake. Getty Images
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Men search through the rubble of buildings in the ruins of their village in Douzrou. Getty Images
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Women make soup outside a tent in Amizmiz, Morocco, after being displaced by Friday's earthquake. Getty Images
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A family erect a shelter in Amizmiz after being displaced by the quake. Getty Images
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Boys fetch water in Amizmiz after being displaced by Friday's earthquake. Getty Images
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Survivors in Talat N'Yaaqoub receive much-needed aid after the earthquake that struck Morocco. Reuters
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A girl waits to be airlifted to hospital by military helicopter in Talat N'Yaaqoub. Reuters
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Help arrives in Talat N'Yaaqoub. Reuters
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A woman grieves as rescue workers carry her husband's body from rubble in Talat N'Yaaqoub. Reuters
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An injured child is carried by neighbours in the village of Ighil Ntalghoumt. Reuters
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The entrance of a destroyed house in Ighil Ntalghoumt. Reuters
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A man sits on his donkey waiting for donations in Ighil Ntalghoumt after the quake. Reuters
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Women queue for humanitarian aid in Ighil Ntalghoumt. Reuters
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Rubble of collapsed buildings in Douzrou, the result of Friday's 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Morocco. Getty Images
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Damaged buildings in Douzrou, Morocco. Getty Images
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An excavator digs through the rubble of collapsed buildings in Douzrou, Morocco. Getty Images
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An excavator digs through the rubble of collapsed buildings in Douzrou, Morocco. Getty Images
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Mourners watch as a grave is dug for a man killed by the earthquake, in Douzrou, Morocco. Getty Images
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A woman is overcome with grief as the body of her husband is removed from beneath a collapsed house in Douzrou. Getty Images
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The body of a man is carried for burial after being removed from the rubble of a collapsed house in Douzrou. Getty Images
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Buildings lie in ruins in Douzrou. Getty Images
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Men work to salvage goods from the ruins of their house in Douzrou. Getty Images
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Earthquake survivors queue for aid in Tinmel, Morocco, on Monday. Reuters
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A Moroccan man is overcome with grief as the body of his brother is removed from beneath a collapsed house in Douzrou. Getty Images
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A woman gestures in front of a partly destroyed mosque in Adassil, Morocco. Reuters
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Women and children wait in a tent in Douzrou, Morocco, after losing their homes in Friday's earthquake. Getty Images
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A boy is checked by a paramedic in Allouh, Morocco, after sustaining injuries in Friday's earthquake. Getty Images
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Men search through the rubble of buildings in the ruins of their village in Douzrou. Getty Images
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Women make soup outside a tent in Amizmiz, Morocco, after being displaced by Friday's earthquake. Getty Images
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A family erect a shelter in Amizmiz after being displaced by the quake. Getty Images
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Boys fetch water in Amizmiz after being displaced by Friday's earthquake. Getty Images
Desperate doctors in Morocco overwhelmed by needs of earthquake survivors
Unicef says more 100,000 children have been affected by the magnitude-6.8 tremor
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12 September, 2023
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