Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Moroccan army and Firemen seen on there way to search a possible survivors by the earthquake in Tamsoult area after an earthquake in the south of Marrakesh. Taroudant, Morocco on September 14, 2023. Photo by Youssef Boudlal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Moroccan army and Firemen seen on there way to search a possible survivors by the earthquake in Tamsoult area after an earthquake in the south of Marrakesh. Taroudant, Morocco on September 14, 2023. Photo by Youssef Boudlal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Childrens pose in front of the camera near a refugee camp in Chafarni village after an earthquake in the south of Marrakesh. Taroudant, Morocco on September 14, 2023. Photo by Youssef Boudlal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Displaced kids play foot-ball at a set up refugee camp in Chafarni village after an earthquake in the south of Marrakesh. Taroudant, Morocco on September 14, 2023. Photo by Youssef Boudlal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Fatima 41 years old prays fro her lost familly in fron of her house in Chafarni village after an earthquake in the south of Marrakesh. Taroudant, Morocco on September 14, 2023. Photo by Youssef Boudlal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Remains of a small school in Chafarni village after an earthquake in the south of Marrakesh. Taroudant, Morocco on September 14, 2023. Photo by Youssef Boudlal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

A picture shows a damaged townscape in Chafarni village after an earthquake in the south of Marrakesh. Taroudant, Morocco on September 14, 2023. Photo by Youssef Boudlal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

A picture shows a damaged townscape in Chafarni village after an earthquake in the south of Marrakesh. Taroudant, Morocco on September 14, 2023. Photo by Youssef Boudlal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Displaced women walks by the refugee camp in Chafarni village after an earthquake in the south of Marrakesh. Taroudant, Morocco on September 14, 2023. Photo by Youssef Boudlal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

A picture shows a damaged townscape in Chafarni village after an earthquake in the south of Marrakesh. Taroudant, Morocco on September 14, 2023. Photo by Youssef Boudlal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Displaced people by the earthquake prepar a breakfast at set up refugee camp in Chafarni village after an earthquake in the south of Marrakesh. Taroudant, Morocco on September 14, 2023. Photo by Youssef Boudlal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Displaced people by the earthquake sleep in tents at a rset up efugee camp in Chafarni village after an earthquake in the south of Marrakesh. Taroudant, Morocco on September 14, 2023. Photo by Youssef Boudlal/ABACAPRESS.COM

296 dead in Morocco earthquake: authorities

STORY: 296 dead in Morocco earthquake: authorities DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: Rabat CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the earthquake in Morocco STORYLINE: The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck Morocco has risen to 296 after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake at 11:11 p.m. local time (2211 GMT) on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 18.5 km, was initially determined to be at 31.11 degrees north latitude and 8.44 degrees west longitude, some 70 kilometers southwest of Marrakesh. After the earthquake, residents of Fes, a city in northern Morocco, left their homes and gathered in the streets out of concern for potential aftershocks, a Xinhua correspondent at the city said. The earthquake was felt in many cities across Morocco, including Rabat and Casablanca. Many houses collapsed in the cities of Taroudant and Marrakesh, local media reported. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Rabat. (XHTV)