The 6.8 magnitude quake killed nearly 3,000 and left more than 5,500 injured.
Morocco is deep in mourning for its dead, with the most recent toll on Tuesday reporting at least 2,901 killed and 5,530 injured in the 6.8 magnitude quake that struck late Friday when many were at home.
In the tourist hub of Marrakesh, whose UNESCO-listed historical centre suffered cracks and other damage, many families still slept out in the open, huddled in blankets on public squares for fear of aftershocks. But the need was most desperate in remote and poor mountain villages, many only reachable by winding dirt roads, where traditional adobe homes crumbled to rubble and dust.of the earthquake on Tuesday at Marrakesh University Hospital where the official MAP news agency said he"inquired about the state of health of the injured" before giving blood.
Many Moroccan citizens have rushed to help quake victims with food, water, blankets and other aid or by donating blood to help treat the injured, an effort joined by the national football team.Morocco has allowed rescue teams to come to its aid from Spain, Britain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates but so far declined offers from several other nations.
The quake was Morocco's strongest on record and the deadliest to hit the country since a 1960 earthquake destroyed Agadir on the Atlantic coast, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people.one third of them childrenThe rebuilding effort is expected to be enormous for the North African country which was already suffering economic woes and years of drought and now fears a downturn in the crucial tourism sector.
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