Rescuers scramble to save lives in aftermath of Morocco earthquake
More than 1,300 people were killed, and the toll was expected to rise as rescuers struggled to reach hard-hit remote areas where the dead were buried.
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Women comfort each other after a burial for people killed by an earthquake, in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9. A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 1000 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. But the full toll was not known as rescuers struggled to get through boulder-strewn roads to the remote mountain villages hit hardest.3/18
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A man stands next to a damaged hotel after the earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, near the epicentre of the earthquake, outside Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9.4/18
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A cracked mosque minaret stands after an earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9.5/18
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A woman and her daughter stand outside her home after an earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9.6/18
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A rescue workers pauses while taking part in a rescue operation after the earthquake, in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9.7/18
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The foot of a man stuck under rubble while a rescue operation for him is underway, after an earthquake, in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9.8/18
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People drive past a damaged wall of the historic Medina of Marrakech, after after an earthquake in Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9.9/18
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People prepare to burry a man who was killed by the earthquake, in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9.10/18
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A man carries tools to dig through the rubble of his home, after an earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9.11/18
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A house that was damaged after an earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9.12/18
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Residents flee their homes after an earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, near the epi centre of the earthquake, outside Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9.13/18
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A cat walks through the rubble after an earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9.14/18
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People inspect their damaged homes after an earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9.15/18
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People observe a burial prayer for people who have been killed by the earthquake, in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9.16/18
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Families sit outside their destroyed homes after an earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9.17/18
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A man drives his family through stones which fell on roads in the Middle Atlas mountain during an earthquake, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9.18/18
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Moroccan Red Crescent workers help remove large stones which fell on roads during an earthquake, on the way to affected villages in the Middle Atlas mountain, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9.
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