Follow the latest news The deadly earthquake in Morocco.
A powerful earthquake struck about 50 miles (80 kilometers) from the southern city of Marrakesh in Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains, killing more than 2,000 people, turning homes and buildings into rubble and terrifying residents.
Morocco has a history of serious earthquakes, and the quake that struck shortly after 11 p.m. on Friday was the strongest to hit the area in more than a century. The full extent of the casualties and damage was not yet known.
“It didn’t last long,” said one who experienced the earthquake in Amizmiz, about 30 miles southwest of Marrakesh, “but it felt like years.”
Sunday
Residents are in temporary shelter in the village of Azgour.
A destroyed house in the village of Azgour.
Residents walk past destroyed buildings in Amizmiz.
A damaged mosque in the old city of Marrakech.
A kitten sits on a destroyed vehicle in the old city of Marrakech.
A damaged hotel in Moulay Brahim.
Saturday
The earthquake struck late Friday evening, forcing many residents of Marrakech to evacuate their homes and take shelter in open spaces in the city.
Heavy equipment is used to search for survivors in a badly damaged building in Marrakesh.
The wall of a house collapsed against a neighboring building in the village of Tansghart.
Inspection of the damage in Marrakech.
Residents of the village of Ouirgane dig graves for earthquake victims.
Rescuers search for survivors in Moulay Brahim, near the epicenter.
Bodies recovered from the rubble of destroyed houses in Moulay Brahim.
A woman outside a badly damaged building in the old city of Marrakech.
Red Crescent workers removed large boulders blocking the road connecting the High Atlas Mountains to Marrakech.
In Marrakech, some of the older houses within the walled old city, or medina, were built of stone, wood and mortar, making them prone to earthquakes.
A more modern house did not escape the damage in Moulay Brahim.
People queue to donate blood in Marrakech.
Sunlight filtering through a hole in the side of a house caused by the earthquake in Tansghart village.