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Live blog update| Morocco earthquake

More funerals held as new bodies recovered

Grief-stricken families held funerals on Sunday for the earthquake victims as rescue workers pulled more bodies from under the rubble in some of the worst-hit areas. 

"I've lost everything," Lahcen, a resident of the mountain village of Moulay Brahim, told AFP.

Rescue workers recovered the bodies of his three daughters from the rubble of their home, but had not yet found the remains of his wife and son.

"I can't do anything about it now. I just want to get away from the world and mourn," he said.

Meanwhile, volunteers arrived at some mountain villages, bringing basic food items and blankets, donated by citizens from nearby cities. 

Volunteers recover a body from the rubble of collapsed houses in Tafeghaghte, 60 kilometres southwest of Marrakesh, on 10 September 2023 (AFP)
Volunteers recover a body from the rubble of collapsed houses in Tafeghaghte, 60km southwest of Marrakech, on 10 September 2023 (AFP)

A daughter of one of two victims of the deadly earthquake reacts during their funeral, in Moulay Brahim, Morocco, 10 September 2023 (Reuters)
A daughter of one of two victims of the deadly earthquake reacts during their funeral, in Moulay Brahim, Morocco, 10 September 2023 (Reuters)

People react during the funeral of two victims of the deadly earthquake, in Moulay Brahim, Morocco, 10 September 2023 (Reuters)
People react during the funeral of two victims of the deadly earthquake, in Moulay Brahim, Morocco, 10 September 2023 (Reuters)

People attend the funeral of two victims of the deadly earthquake, in Moulay Brahim, Morocco, 10 September 2023 (Reuters)
People attend the funeral of two victims of the deadly earthquake, in Moulay Brahim, Morocco, 10 September 2023 (Reuters)

A woman is helped as she reacts to the death of relatives in an earthquake in the mountain village of Tafeghaghte, southwest of Marrakesh, on 10 September 2023 (AFP)
A woman is helped as she reacts to the death of relatives in an earthquake in the mountain village of Tafeghaghte, southwest of Marrakech, on 10 September 2023 (AFP)