President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said the Philippines is ready to help Morocco following the 6.8 magnitude earthquake there that has killed more than 2,000 people.
Moroccan rescuers supported by foreign teams on Monday faced an intensifying race against time to dig out any survivors from the rubble of mountain villages after the country s strongest-ever earthquake
THE Philippines is more prepared for the big one if it happens due to the government s regular earthquake drills, among others, that has raised public awareness, the head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Tuesday.
The death toll has now surpassed 2,800 and is expected to rise even further, as hopes fade of bringing out those still trapped under piles of debris following Friday s 6.8-magnitude quake.