Almost 2,500 people were killed and nearly as many injured (at least 1,400 critically) in Friday night’s earthquake in the Moroccan High Atlas Mountains, southwest of Marrakech.
A desperate search for survivors continues, as armed forces and international aid teams fight through rubble and devastation to reach remote mountain areas, says NBC.
The United Nations estimates 300,000 people across the region have been affected.
Many slept outside for a third consecutive night.
This earthquake was the strongest to hit the region around the ancient city of Marrakech in a century, according to the US Geological Survey.
