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Many people spent a second night in the open after the 6.8 magnitude quake hit late on Friday. Morocco has declared three days of mourning and King Mohammed VI called for prayers for the dead to be held at mosques across the country on Sunday. PULLING SURVIVORS FROM RUBBLEThere were hopes more survivors could be found. Footage captured on Saturday in Moulay Brahim, showed rescuers pulling someone from the rubble. It was Morocco's deadliest earthquake since 1960 when a quake was estimated to have killed at least 12,000 people, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Persons: King, Adeeni Mustafa, King Mohammed VI, Caroline Holt, Abdellatif Ait, Saida Bodchich, Moulay Brahim, Ayat, Ahmed Eljechtimi, Jose Joseph, Adam Makary, Omar Abdel, Angus McDowall, Tom Perry, Frances Kerry, Elaine Hardcastle Organizations: ., Reuters, Ministry, World Health Organization, International Federation of Red, Red Crescent Societies, High, . Geological Survey, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IMF, Thomson Locations: BRAHIM, Morocco, Marrakech, Moulay, Tansghart, Abdellatif Ait Bella, Turkey, Bengaluru, Razek, Cairo, London

REUTERS/Hannah McKay Acquire Licensing RightsMARRAKECH, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Families in Marrakech huddled into the early hours of Sunday, spending a second night on the streets as Morocco's deadliest earthquake in more than half a century left many fearing their homes were no longer safe to return to. Across parts of Morocco, people spent the night outdoors on Friday after the earthquake hit the country. Parts of Marrakech’s historical medina, a popular tourist attraction for Moroccans and foreigners, were damaged in the earthquake. Noureddine Lahbabi, a retired 68-year-old with four children, said as he too prepared to sleep outside for a second night that the damage caused to people’s homes was distressing. Eleven-year-old Jowra, speaking alongside her father, said she felt uneasy having to sleep near strangers.

Persons: Hannah McKay, Mouhamad Ayat, ”, Mohamed Aithadi, Jihed Abidellaoui Alexander Cornwell, William Mallard Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Ministry of Interior, Saturday, Moroccan, Thomson Locations: Marrakesh, Morocco, Rights MARRAKECH, Marrakech, medina, Moroccan

☆ Rescuers Hunt for Survivors of Morocco Quake With Over 2,000 Dead
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Many people spent a second night in the open after the 6.8 magnitude quake hit late on Friday. The latest Interior Ministry figures put the death toll at 2,012, with 2,059 people injured, including 1,404 in critical condition. Morocco has declared three days of mourning and King Mohammed VI called for prayers for the dead to be held at mosques across the country on Sunday. PULLING SURVIVORS FROM RUBBLEThere were hopes more survivors could be found. Footage captured on Saturday in the town of Moulay Brahim, some 50 km (30 miles) south of Marrakech, showed rescuers pulling someone from the rubble.

Persons: Jihed Abidellaoui, Alexander Cornwell MARRAKECH, King Mohammed VI, Caroline Holt, Abdellatif Ait, Saida Bodchich, Ayat, ”, Ahmed Eljechtimi, Jose Joseph, Adam Makary, Omar Abdel, Tom Perry, Frances Kerry Organizations: ., Ministry, World Health Organization, International Federation of Red, Red Crescent Societies, High, Reuters, . Geological Survey, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IMF Locations: Morocco, Marrakech, Moulay, Tansghart, Abdellatif Ait Bella, Turkey, Bengaluru, Razek, Cairo

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