NEARLY 300 people were killed after a powerful earthquake rattled Morocco Friday night, according to a preliminary government count, with Marrakesh residents reporting unbearable screams followed the 6.8-magnitude quake.
Nearly 300 people have died after a powerful earthquake rattled Morocco Friday night, according to a preliminary government count, as terrified residents of Marrakesh reported "unbearable" screams followed the 6.8-magnitude tremor."According to a provisional report, the earthquake killed 296 people in the provinces and municipalities of Al-Haouz, Marrakesh, Ouarzazate, Azilal, Chichaoua and Taroudant," Morocco's interior ministry said in a statement.Another 153 people were injured, it added.
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