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Buildings are made of traditional materials like mud brick, and nearly every one was damaged. Ten people here were killed and the survivors face sleeping out in the Cold Mountain air for a second night. As rescuers dig to find victims, families rush to dig graves. Islamic tradition requires bodies to be buried as soon as possible. In the past few hours, moroccos king, mohammed the sixth, held an emergency cabinet meeting. The government has told local authorities to stockpile tents, food and dri...

The tremor struck on friday night in the atlas mountains, around 70 kilometres southwest of marrakech. Entire villages are reported to have been flattened, and families have been trapped under the rubble. The red cross says the response effort to the earthquake could take years due to the level of devastation. These are the latest pictures we are getting from amizmiz, in the south of marrakesh. People there have been Digging Graves for victims in this village, which has been severely affected by...

Families trapped under the rubble. But roads to more remote and mountainous areas are blocked by landslides. There has been extensive damage in the old city of marrakech, which is a unesco World Heritage site. Its the most deadly earthquake to hit morocco since the 1960s when more than 12 thousand people were killed near agadir. First the panic as they run for their lives. Then the chaos as debris rains down and dust consumes the streets. This is marrakesh in the moments after the quake. Late ni...

Authorities hope to get a much better picture of the devastation created by a powerful earthquake overnight. The tremors brought down buildings and sent residents into the streets for fear of aftershocks. The 6. 8 magnitude quake was the strongest in the region in more than 120 years. Cnns larry madow joins us from lagos nigeria. In terms of the devastation what more do we know about rescues that may be taking place this hour . Reporter paula we now that the Rescue Operation Kicks into high gear...

Everyone was scared. And i was shocked and didnt understand what was happening. I thought it was only my house that was moving because its fragile and old. I heard people screaming. Everyone went out of their houses. The street is full of people and women screaming thats what happened. Even now, people cant go back home home because theyre still afraid. Look at this video two, men, you see them run because they feel the shaking. Moments later, you see the panic, more people running and then this...

Confirmed dead after a powerful 6. 8 earthquake that struck last night. More than 14,000 people excuse me, 1,400 people are in Critical Condition. That number could go higher as well. We see a rescue team pull a woman from the rubble. As searches continue, the death toll is expected to climb even higher. Now from marrakech, weve been checking in over the last couple hours. What are you looking at now . Reporter well, jim, this is a home. A Residential Home in the ancient old city of marrakech. Y...

Have been hit the hardest. This is the first earthquake of such magnitude to hit the area in more than 100 years. Lets go right to nbc news Foreign Correspondent matt bradley. What do we know about the efforts that are underway . Yes so far we are seeing local authorities and the military trying to bring people out of the wreckage. As you, said the death toll is now at 8000. It was only a couple hours ago the death toll is at 800. A couple hours before it was at 600. As you know from the earthqu...

Trials in georgia. For Federal Court, its a no go. As we wait to see if donald trump moves his case as well. Were going to see Meadows Decision, what it might mean for the president s future if he makes the same request. Plus, a georgia judge says hes skeptical of fani willis. Plans to put all of that including Donald Trump On Trial next month. I believe, and i will tell you why i think that she knows exactly what shes doing. Im simone, and i have something to say. We start today with the devast...

A judge rejecting Donald Trumps former chief of staff, citing his own words on the witness stand. You see, when meadows told the judge that he worked with the Trump Campaign on so many things, including selling out that infamous call when trump asked to find vote, that was not in the scope of his duties as a federal employee. The judge says that if he were to agree with meadows, quote, the court would have to turn a blind eye to express constitutional power, grant it to the states to determine t...

Destruction and rescue efforts underway . It is a frenzied effort. Theyre trying to, just as they did when i was back, here where im still in turkey, back in february. They are trying to uncover what could be thousands of people buried underneath that rubble. Thousands of survivors. Thats why its such a desperate effort. One of the differences here is that some of the architecture in morocco, and especially in the rural areas, in the atlas mountains, and in the high atlas mountains, its really r...