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Morocco's deadly earthquake badly damaged one of the most important historical sites in the High Atlas mountains, an earth-and-stone mosque built by a medieval dynasty that conquered North Africa and Spain.

An earthquake has sown destruction and devastation in Morocco, where death and injury counts continue to rise as rescue crews dig out people both alive and dead in villages that were reduced to rubble. Law enforcement and aid workers — both Moroccan and international — have arrived in the region south of Marrakech that was hardest hit by the magnitude-6.8 tremor Friday night and several aftershocks. Residents await food, water and electricity, and giant boulders now block steep m...

Residents dig the dead from rubble as the next 24 to 48 hours is seen critical to saving lives

Marrakech, one of the country's famed cities, is among the worst affected by the magnitude-6.8 tremor that hit the region on Friday night.

The UK joined teams from Spain, Israel and Qatar in the rescue missions taking place in Morocco, following the earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people.

With over 48 hours since a devastating earthquake in Morocco killed over 2,500 people, rescuers raced against time Monday to find survivors in the...

Hundreds of people lined up to donate blood as rescuers kept hunting for people trapped under rubble 2 days after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit central Morocco.

Rescuers race against time more than 48 hours after deadly quake killed more than 2,400 people

The death toll from a massive earthquake in Morocco surpassed 2,400 Monday morning as crews began to find individuals still trapped under the rubble. Citing a statement from Morocco’s interior ministry, state news agency MAP reported the death toll currently sits at 2,497 while at least 2,476 other people were wounded. The 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Friday around…

Marrakech, chief city of central Morocco. The first of Morocco’s four imperial cities, it lies in the centre of the fertile, irrigated Haouz Plain, south of the Tennsift River. The ancient section of the city, known as the medina, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985. Marrakech gave