[1/4] An excavator removes stones from the road, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, outside Adassil, Morocco, September 11, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce Acquire Licensing RightsAMIZMIZ, Morocco, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Rescuers digging on Monday through the rubble after Morocco's deadly earthquake warned that the traditional mud brick, stone and rough wood housing omnipresent in the High Atlas mountains reduced the chances of finding survivors. "This kind of collapse causes greater air tightness due to the types of material, like mud brick," Antonio Nogales, coordinator of operations for Firemen United without Borders, a Spanish rescue team on the ground, told Spain's TVE broadcaster. "Steel and concrete facilitate the possibility of survivors, but these (mud and brick) materials (common in Morocco) mean that in the first moments the chances of getting people out alive are reduced," Nogales said. Reporting by Ahmed Eljechtimi and Nacho Doce; additional reporting by Aislinn Lang in Madrid; writing by Ingrid Melander; editing by Mark HeinrichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Persons: Antonio Nogales, Ahmed Eljechtimi, Nacho Doce, Aislinn Lang, Ingrid Melander, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: REUTERS, Firemen United, Borders, TVE, Thomson Locations: Adassil, Morocco, Marrakech, Spanish, Nogales, Madrid