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As it happened: Earthquake kills almost 3,000 people in Morocco

  • Rescue workers and civilians search among the rubble of destroyed houses in the Moroccan village of Imi N'Tala, near Amizmiz. AFP
    Rescue workers and civilians search among the rubble of destroyed houses in the Moroccan village of Imi N'Tala, near Amizmiz. AFP
  • A man consoles a grieving woman in Imi N'Tala, Morocco, after rescue workers recovered the bodies of her relatives from beneath rubble. AFP
    A man consoles a grieving woman in Imi N'Tala, Morocco, after rescue workers recovered the bodies of her relatives from beneath rubble. AFP
  • A Moroccan woman sits on the rubble of destroyed buildings in Imi N'Tala village after a deadly 6.8-magnitude earthquake. AFP
    A Moroccan woman sits on the rubble of destroyed buildings in Imi N'Tala village after a deadly 6.8-magnitude earthquake. AFP
  • A member of the civil defence searches for bodies in the rubble of a collapsed house in Azgour, Morocco. Getty Images
    A member of the civil defence searches for bodies in the rubble of a collapsed house in Azgour, Morocco. Getty Images
  • Houses destroyed by a deadly earthquake in the village of Arghen Valley, Morocco. Reuters
    Houses destroyed by a deadly earthquake in the village of Arghen Valley, Morocco. Reuters
  • The 12th-century Great Mosque of Tinmal, proposed for listing as a Unesco World Heritage Site, was badly damaged in the earthquake in Morocco. Reuters
    The 12th-century Great Mosque of Tinmal, proposed for listing as a Unesco World Heritage Site, was badly damaged in the earthquake in Morocco. Reuters
  • An injured boy is comforted by his father in front of his mother in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Talat N'Yaaqoub, Morocco. Reuters
    An injured boy is comforted by his father in front of his mother in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Talat N'Yaaqoub, Morocco. Reuters
  • King Mohammed VI of Morocco kisses an injured boy on the forehead while visiting earthquake survivors at a hospital in Marrakesh on Wednesday. Photo: MAP
    King Mohammed VI of Morocco kisses an injured boy on the forehead while visiting earthquake survivors at a hospital in Marrakesh on Wednesday. Photo: MAP
  • Football fans display a sign with a message of support for those affected by the earthquake in Morocco during a match between Morocco and Burkina Faso in Lens, France. AFP
    Football fans display a sign with a message of support for those affected by the earthquake in Morocco during a match between Morocco and Burkina Faso in Lens, France. AFP
  • A man carries a plate of food for people displaced by the earthquake in Azgour, Morocco. Getty Images
    A man carries a plate of food for people displaced by the earthquake in Azgour, Morocco. Getty Images
  • A surgeon and armed forces medics at the military field hospital for earthquake survivors in the village of Asni in Morocco's Al Haouz province. AFP
    A surgeon and armed forces medics at the military field hospital for earthquake survivors in the village of Asni in Morocco's Al Haouz province. AFP
  • Medics carry a patient on a stretcher at the military field hospital for earthquake survivors in the village of Asni in Morocco's Al Haouz province. AFP
    Medics carry a patient on a stretcher at the military field hospital for earthquake survivors in the village of Asni in Morocco's Al Haouz province. AFP
  • Earthquake survivors queue to receive aid packages in the town of Amizmiz in Morocco's Al Haouz province. AFP
    Earthquake survivors queue to receive aid packages in the town of Amizmiz in Morocco's Al Haouz province. AFP
Updated: September 13, 2023, 7:14 AM