Morocco earthquake killed young boy as family sat at dinner table

A view shows a damaged house in Tafeghaghte, a remote village of the High Atlas mountains, following a powerful earthquake in Morocco, September 10, 2023. REUTERS/Ahmed El Jechtimi

TAFEGHAGHTE, Morocco (Reuters) - Hamid ben Henna had just asked his young son Marouane to fetch a knife to cut a melon for the family's evening meal when Morocco's earthquake hit on Friday night.

With the weekend beginning, they had been enjoying a lamb and vegetable tagine stew and Marouane had been telling his father what materials he would need for the coming school year.