Everyone left in Moulay Ibrahim has a story of their narrow escape — just ask 11-year-old Abdarazak Abou Aalam, whose tragic tour of the town starts at his neighbour's house, which was destroyed in Friday's earthquake.
abc.net.au/news/morocco-earthquake-search-for-survivors-towns-remain-cut-off/102838328Abdarazak Abou Aalam skips down the street past piles of rubble, until he reaches what remains of his neighbour's house.
More than two days after the disaster struck, authorities are still searching for survivors amid the ruins.Parts of Moulay Brahim have been completely flattened.In hundreds of villages spread through the towering peaks and winding roads of the High Atlas Mountains, families have set up makeshift shelters from scraps of wood and plastic.
Food and other basic supplies have dwindled in places where shops and infrastructure have been destroyed.
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