A powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 1,000 people, injuring hundreds of others and damaging buildings and historic landmarks, including in the tourism hub of Marrakech.
Morocco’s Interior Ministry said the number of casualties was likely to continue rising from the current estimate of 1,037. Beyond the injured were others unaccounted for after one of the strongest quakes to hit the nation in almost a century.
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