people were killed and more than 300 others injured. they cite the interior ministry, the u.s. geological survey says the 6.8 magnitude quake was the strongest in the region in more than 120 years. rescues are under way in the country at this hour. the tremors brought down buildings throughout the region. officials say there is an urgent need for blood donations for the victims. and take a look at this. this is video that shows the moment that the quake shook a mosque in marrakech late friday night. it s incredible. and what appears to be dust rising off the building as people fled for safety on the streets. cnn s larry madowo joins me now live. sadly, larry, it seems this death toll has gone up. day has broken there. what more can you tell us about rescue efforts and what authorities are saying about where this earthquake struck. reporter: paula, the moroccan government says it has deployed all resources available to it to respond to this earthquake, the strongest that the
coming up this hour, a powerful earthquake rocks morocco in the middle of the night, killing hundreds. we ll bring you the latest on the search and rescue operations. plus, president biden arrives at the g20 summit in new delhi, live to india for what we can expect from the meetings. possibly bad news for donald trump, a judge has rejected a bid by his former chief of staff mark meadows to move the case he faces in georgia to federal court. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin with breaking news out of morocco where the death toll from a powerful and devastating earthquake has gone up dramatically. the government says the quake overnight killed more than 600 people, and injured more than 300. and it s expected those numbers will rise, even more in the hours ahead. now, as you can see here, rescues are under way around the country. the u.s. geological survey says the 6.8 magnitude quake was the strongest in the region in
interviews and reaction. war has returned to gaza. a ceasefire expired this morning. israel s military says it has hit more than 200 targets today. each side is blaming the other were pitching that terms the trees. the israeli military is accusing hamas, which the uk, us and lay the governance considered a terrorist group, is not releasing the full number of women and children hostages and filing into israel. israel has resumed its military strikes on gaza after a temporary ceasefire came to an end this morning. the israeli military accused hamas which governs gaza and is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government of breaching the terms of a truce which saw the release of 110 hostages held by hamas and 240 palestinian prisoners held by israel in recent days. the hamas run health ministry said around 30 people had been killed since hostilities began again this morning. there has also been rocket fire from gaza aimed at southern israel. 0ur middle east corresp
rockets. russian troops are attempting to break through the defenses and advance south, further into donbas. in a small town outside of kyiv, new video shows damaged and destroyed homes left by russian shelling during the first phase of this conflict. as ukraine s orthodox christians celebrate easter this weekend, ukraine s president said he was hopeful of prevailing against russia. translator: the 58th day of our defense is coming to an end. it ends on good friday, the day when death seems to have won. but we hope for a resurrection. we believe in the victory of life over death, and we pray that death loses. moscow has finally acknowledged casualties from the sinking of the moskva more than a week ago. says one sailor was killed, 27 missing. claiming the 396 remaining crew were rescued and taken to crimea. for more, let s bring in isa soares. hi to you, isa. reporter: a very good morning to you, michael. as our reporters meet more ukrainians, the stories of brutality a
conditions. in fact, it was so strangulating, there was so little air circulation, one resident told us 12 elderly people died here because they couldn t breathe, and their bodies were left while the fighting raged outside. these are some of the only known images captured in the school s basement. the faces say it all. she s telling me that about 35 people slept in this small room. nobody could lay down. they slept kind of sitting with their knees up against their chest. the rooms are littered with makeshift beds, school books, and meal boxes. but it s the art of the walls that stops you in your tracks. this is how the children passed the time. colorful drawings on a canvas of anguish. the people trapped down here etched names on to this concrete wall. they marked the days with a calendar, crossing out the days as they went by. everything down here has the