US EditionLocals in Morocco take search for survivors into their own hands after deadly earthquake
- The death toll in Morocco's powerful earthquake has risen to 2,681, with many more still missing in remote villages. Heavy lifting equipment is struggling to access the affected areas due to blocked roads.
- The government has accepted help from only four countries so far, while pressure mounts to accept aid from more nations. The United States, Tunisia, Turkey, Taiwan, and France have offered support, but the government is concerned about the lack of coordination.
- Survivors spend three nights sleeping on the streets or under makeshift canopies due to the lack of shelter. The quake has also damaged Morocco's cultural heritage, including the historic Tinmel Mosque and buildings in Marrakech.
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Morocco: Rescuers continue search for survivors as hope fades
Moroccan rescuers supported by foreign teams on Monday faced an intensifying race against time to dig out any survivors from the rubble of mountain villages after the country's strongest-ever earthquake
Nach dem verheerenden Erdbeben in Marokko läuft die Suche nach Vermissten in den schwer zugänglichen Regionen des Landes weiter. Doch gibt es nach einer halben Woche nur noch wenig Hoffnung, Überlebende zu finden.
Essentially, on Friday evening, the deadliest earthquake in the kingdom in more than sixty years killed nearly 2,900 people and devastated entire villages of mud and clay houses in Al-Haouz provinces. More than 72 hours after the earthquake.
The number of victims in the meantime exceeded 2800.
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