UK to send search and rescue teams to Morocco

Britain said on Sunday that it was deploying search and rescue teams to Morocco.

"Sixty UK search and rescue specialists, four search dogs and rescue equipment deployed to Morocco," Britain's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said in a statement, adding that it was deploying the rescue team on Sunday via two Royal Air Force A400M aircraft.

"Foreign Secretary has spoken to Foreign Minister (Nasser) Bourita and UK remains in close contact with the Moroccan authorities," the FCDO added.

Lord Ahmad, minister of state for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and the UN at the FCDO, wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter): "Pleased that after an overnight mobilisation - UK International Search & Rescue Team is on its way to Marrakech to provide life-saving support after the devastating earthquake. UK stands shoulder to shoulder with Morocco at this tragic time."