At least 2,862 people have died and more than 2,500 were injured as a result of the 6.8-magnitude earthquake.
Morocco has authorised rescue teams to come to its aid from the UK, Qatar, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates.
“We are seeking 100 million Swiss francs to be able to deliver on the most pressing needs at this time,” Caroline Holt, global director of operations at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies , told reporters in Geneva. Search and rescue teams from Morocco and abroad continued today to dig through the rubble of broken mud-brick homes, hoping for signs of life in a race against time.It was the most deadly to hit the North African country since a 1960 earthquake destroyed Agadir on the Atlantic coast, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people.
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