AFRICA INTERNATIONAL (PEOPLES DISPATCH)

Death toll rises to 1,300: Morocco earthquake.

12 September 2023
Godfred Meba
        

MOROCCO EARTHQUAKE

  • 6.8 magnitude quake, the country’s strongest on record
  • At least 1,300 people confirmed to have died so far, most in remote mountainous areas
  • Death toll expected to rise further
  • Morocco declares three-day mourning period over earthquake victims