By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) -A powerful earthquake in Morocco's High Atlas mountains toppled buildings and sent people fleeing their homes in ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSRABAT -A powerful earthquake in Morocco's High Atlas mountains toppled buildings and sent people fleeing their homes in several cities late on Friday, residents said, and a local official said dozens of people had been killed.
Pan-Arab al-Arabiya news channel reported that five people were killed from one family, citing unnamed local sources. The local Goud.ma news site reported up to 50 people had died, citing unnamed officials in the earthquake-hit region. Ighil, a mountainous area with small farming villages, is about 70 km southwest of Marrakech. The quake struck just after 11 p.m. .In Marrakech, some houses in the tightly packed old city had collapsed and people were working hard by hand to remove debris while they waited for heavy equipment, said resident Id Waaziz Hassan.
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