TALAT NYACOUB, Morocco - Moroccan rescuers supported by newly-arrived foreign teams on Monday faced an intensifying race against time to dig out any survivors from the rubble of mountain villages, on the third day after the country's strongest-ever earthquake.
The 6.8-magnitude quake struck the Atlas mountains late Friday southwest of the tourist centre of Marrakesh. It killed almost 2,500 people and injured a similar number, according to the latest official toll.
A man looks at the rubble of homes in the mountain village of Imi N'Tala, south of Marrakech, on September 10, 2023. The death toll from Morocco's devastating earthquake has risen to 2,497, the interior ministry said on September 11, as search and rescue efforts continue. Albert Vasquez, the unit's communications officer, said his team was awaiting a meeting with Moroccan civil defence to determine exactly where they were needed.A UME unit assisted after a February earthquake struck Turkey, killing tens of thousands there and in Syria. The team still found people after seven days despite the challenge, Vasquez added.The rescuers are assisted by four dogs and microcameras that can be fed into the rubble in an effort to detect signs of life.
Members of the government's civil protection service carried camp beds from a military-type truck toward the tents. Non-profit groups were also in the area to assess needs. Other volunteers organised food and essential goods to help quake victims, after complaints that authorities were slow to respond.
Some parts of Marrakesh's historic medina and its network of alleyways saw significant damage, with mounds of rubble and crumpled buildings in the World Heritage site.
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