The previous report said 2,901 people died. The number of victims is expected to continue to rise. Hopes of finding survivors are now very slim, writes the Belga news agency. Rescue teams have not yet managed to reach all the affected villages in the Atlas Mountains.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Morocco on the night of September 9. The epicenter was located about 80 kilometers southwest of Marrakech. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 300 thousand people were affected by the natural disaster in Marrakech and its surroundings.
