In response to reports of widespread devastation, rescuers in Morocco have intensified their search for survivors of Friday’s deadly earthquake that claimed more than 2000 lives, reported Al Jazeera.
According to official numbers revised late on Sunday, the largest earthquake to ever hit the country of North Africa resulted in at least 2,122 fatalities and more than 2,400 injuries, many of them critically, prompting the first foreign rescuers to fly in to assist.
The 6.8-magnitude earthquake destroyed entire communities in the Atlas Mountains’ slopes 72 kilometres (45 miles) southwest of Marrakesh, a popular tourist destination, Al Jazeera reported.
