Morocco earthquake affected 2.8 million people, says minister

FILE PHOTO: An exterior view of a military aid camp for the people who were displaced following the deadly earthquake in Amizmiz, Morocco September 17, 2023. REUTERS/Emilie Madi/File Photo

RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's earthquake damaged 2,930 villages in the High Atlas mountains with a total population of 2.8 million people, the minister in charge of the budget said on Friday.

The 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on Sept. 8 killed more than 2,900 people, most of them in hard-to-reach mountainous areas.