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Morocco earthquake: hundreds dead, says government, as buildings fall and people flee homes

Morocco earthquake: hundreds dead, says government, as buildings fall and people flee homes

Heritage-listed old city in Marrakech among areas hit in quake measuring at least 6.8 and centred in High Atlas mountains

A powerful earthquake centred in Morocco’s High Atlas mountains killed hundreds of people, the government said, as collapsed buildings and people fled their shuddering homes in several cities.

Residents of Marrakech, the nearest major city to the epicentre, said some buildings had collapsed in the old city, a Unesco world heritage site, and local television showed pictures of a fallen mosque minaret with rubble lying on smashed cars after the quake struck at 11.11pm on Friday.

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