Morocco quake survivors pack donkeys with supplies to reach cut-off villages


  • World
  • Wednesday, 13 Sep 2023

People sort aid in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Talat N'Yaaqoub, Morocco September 13, 2023. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

OUTSIDE AGNDIZ, Morocco (Reuters) -With many roads still blocked by landslides, some Moroccan villagers on Wednesday loaded donkeys with supplies to take to remote areas inaccessible by vehicle, as some earthquake survivors' frustration mounted at the pace of official response.

The 6.8 magnitude quake that struck the High Atlas Mountains late on Friday killed at least 2,901 people and injured 5,530, according to the latest official figures, making it Morocco's deadliest since 1960 and most powerful since at least 1900.

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