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Live blog update| Morocco earthquake

Rescue workers scramble to find people in remote villages

Rescue workers are scrambling to reach remote villages in the Atlas mountains after Friday's earthquake killed nearly 2,000 people.  

Earlier on Saturday, soldiers from Morocco's Royal Armed Forces reached the mountain village of Tafeghaghte, southwest of Marrakech, where many houses crumbled during the quake. 

People walk past destroyed houses after an earthquake in the mountain village of Tafeghaghte, southwest of the city of Marrakesh, on September 9, 2023.
People walk past destroyed houses after an earthquake in the mountain village of Tafeghaghte, southwest of the city of Marrakech, on 9 September 2023 (AFP)

Moroccan Royal Armed Forces evacuate a body from a house destroyed in an earthquake in the mountain village of Tafeghaghte, southwest of the city of Marrakesh, on September 9, 2023.
Moroccan Royal Armed Forces evacuate a body from a house destroyed in an earthquake in Tafeghaghte (AFP)

A woman walks past destroyed houses after an earthquake in the mountain village of Tafeghaghte, southwest of the city of Marrakesh, on September 9, 2023.
A woman walks past destroyed houses after an earthquake in Tafeghaghte (AFP)