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Morocco earthquake: Rescuers head for remote areas

Jan-Philipp Scholz
September 11, 2023

Emergency services are arriving in the region south of Marrakesh, but the villages in the Atlas Mountains that were hit hardest by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake Friday night are difficult to reach. DW reports from the region.

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