Armed Forces Continue Rescue and Relief Efforts as Earthquake Death Toll Rises

The confirmed death toll from the powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Morocco late on Friday, September 8, had risen to 2,946 by Wednesday, September 13, the state-owned Moroccan News Agency said, citing the interior ministry.The confirmed number of wounded people reached 5,674 people, the Moroccan News Agency said.This footage shows Moroccan armed forces conducting rescue and relief operations in the Al Haouz province.Of the 2,946 deaths reported, 1,684 of them were in the Al Haouz region, according to the Moroccan News Agency.According to the United States Geological Survey, there was a chance the region would experience aftershocks following the quake as “about 1 in 20 earthquakes are followed by a similar-sized or larger aftershock within the first week.” Credit: Royal Moroccan Armed Forces via Storyful