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A 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco on Friday, damaging villages within the High Atlas mountain region and the historic city of Marrakech. The death toll has climbed to almost 2,500. It’s the deadliest earthquake Morocco has seen in a long time. In 1960, a 5.8 earthquake devastated the country, leaving 12,000 dead and hundreds more homeless.
“I'm deeply saddened by the lack of life and devastation attributable to the earthquake in Morocco,” President Joe Biden wrote in a press release on Saturday. “We're working expeditiously to make sure Americans in Morocco are protected, and stand ready to offer any essential assistance for the Moroccan people.”
As recovery efforts proceed, several corporations have pledged hundreds of dirhams to assist the...
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