At least 1020 killed in Morocco quake: new toll
MARRAKESH, Morocco: At least 820 people have died in
a devastating earthquake that struck near Morocco tourist hotspot of
Marrakesh, authorities said Saturday, updating an earlier toll of more than
1020.
Another 672 people were injured, including 205 in a critical condition, the
interior ministry said, after the late-Friday quake that measured 6.8, making
it Morocco strongest ever recorded.