More than 2,000 people were killed in the 6.8-magnitude quake that struck the country late on Friday evening.
An aftershock rattled Moroccans on Sunday as they mourned victims of the nation’s strongest earthquake in more than a century and worked to rescue survivors, while soldiers and aid workers raced to reach desperate mountain villages in ruins.The United Nations estimated that 300,000 people were affected by Friday night’s magnitude-6.8 quake and some Moroccans complained on social networks that the government was not allowing more help from outside.
These areas were shaken anew on Sunday by a magnitude 3.9 aftershock, according to the US Geological Survey. Flags were lowered across Morocco, as King Mohammed VI ordered three days of national mourning starting on Sunday. In a sign Morocco may be prepared to accept more assistance, a Spanish search and rescue team was dispatched to rural Talat N’Yaaqoub
About 100 teams made up of a total of 3,500 rescuers are registered with a UN platform and ready to deploy in Morocco when asked, Rescuers Without Borders said.
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