The Interior Ministry said 2,012 people had been killed and 2,059 injured, including 1,404 in critical condition. Morocco has declared three days of national mourning, during which the national flag will be flown at half staff throughout the country, the royal court said on September 10.
Morocco's deadliest earthquake in decades has killed more than 2,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where victims are still feared trapped.
Morocco Earthquake News: The powerful earthquake that struck Morocco, killing more than 2,000 people, didn't hit in the most active seismological region, said one French expert. But aftershocks can be expected, he warned.