Morocco quake survivors search continues amid aid pledges
Morocco quake survivors search continues as countries pledge aid
MENA
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Morocco has been battered by its worst natural disaster since 1960 and is rushing to look for survivors, as some countries have pledged aid.
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Search and rescue efforts across central Morocco are ongoing as people cling to the hope of finding loved ones as the clock ticks down to save survivors.
Many are believed to be trapped underneath the rubble after a 6.8 earthquake struck on the evening of 8 September with whole villages destroyed.
The epicenter was high in the Atlas Mountains about 70 kilometers (44 miles) south of Marrakech in Al-Haouz province, but most of the country felt the shake.
Countries have sent emergency humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of the quake, the worst to hit the North African country since 1960.
The death toll has climbed to over 2,600, so far, although many more people remain missing.