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Moroccan authorities declared three days of official mourning Saturday when a rare, powerful earthquake ripped through the Atlas Mountains and the historic city of Marrakech, leaving more 2,000 dead, some 2,100 injured and first responders struggling to reach survivors.
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI also ordered the country’s armed forces to
mobilize air and land rescue teams and construct a field hospital after
the 6.8 magnitude quake, according to a statement from the country’s
military. ---More...
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