Rugby-Moment of solidarity before France-Uruguay game for Morocco, Libya disaster victims

Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Pool A - France v Uruguay - Lille, France - September 14, 2023 The Column of the Goddess statue holds a rugby ball in the Grand Place REUTERS/Peter Cziborra

(Reuters) - A moment of solidarity will be held before France play Uruguay in the Rugby World Cup in Lille on Thursday following the deadly disasters in Morocco and Libya, rugby's governing body said.

An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude last Friday killed nearly 3,000 people in Morocco, the deadliest quake to hit North Africa since 1960. In Libya's east, a torrent resulting from a powerful storm burst dams and killed thousands, with many more missing.