Morocco survivors seek aid as earthquake toll passes 2,100

Many people were spending a third night in the open after the 6.8 magnitude quake hit late on Friday.
Morocco survivors seek aid as earthquake toll passes 2,100

A woman cries as she sits in the rubble caused by the earthquake on Sunday, in Moulay Brahim, Al Haouz province, Morocco. Picture: Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press via Getty Images

Survivors of Morocco's deadliest earthquake in more than six decades struggled to find food, water and shelter on Sunday as the search for the missing continued in remote villages and the death toll of more than 2,100 seemed likely to rise further.

Many people were spending a third night in the open after the 6.8 magnitude quake hit late on Friday. Relief workers face the challenge of reaching the worst-affected villages in the High Atlas, a rugged mountain range where settlements are often remote and where many houses crumbled.

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