mountainous areas that rescue crews are struggling to get to. we re told multiple buildings have collapsed and several historic landmarks are damaged . they include rubbishes historic walls, they date back to the early 12th century, locals are being urged to remain calm and exercise caution do the risk of aftershocks. united nations says it is standing by to help and ready for the moroccan government if need be, and according to the u. s geological survey, this is the strongest earthquake to strike the north african country in more than 120 years again. if you re just now joining us, the death toll continues to rise in morocco that follows a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake. it struck overnight just south of marrakech, and more than 630. people are now confirmed dead. nearly 350 of other people are hurt. those numbers have more than doubled since the earthquake first hit and they could rise even higher. we will, of course, continue to follow the latest on this breaking news
that s adnan s grandmother cry pg, she was working in the makeshift hospital, shocked to see her grandchild. my dear grandchild, she s saying, where were you? my beloved, dear god. adnan is badly wounded in the side of his chest. you can see him still struggling to breathe. we re not going to show you the actual wounds on his body, they are open holes. his lips are pale from lack of oxygen. the medic you see tries cpr. at some point it becomes clear nothing can be done to save this little boy s life. in a real hospital, it might be different. not here not in the city of homs. all anyone can do is wait for this little boy to die. afterwards, all his father can do is hold his dead child. drowned out by the sound of nearby shelling, the father is saying, my baby, i ll avenge your death. he s asking, what did you do? who did you hurt? what did this little one do? we debated whether or not to show you this video. we admit, it is sickening to watch and there s no denying that. th