The Latest Breaking News from Marrakesh

It's been one week since an earthquake struck Morocco, killing nearly 3000 people...The hardest-hit areas were those south of Marrakesh, where many mountain villages were completely destroyed. Morocco is rolling out a new aid program to re-house survivors... Around 50,000 buildings are damaged and some experts say it will take…

The earthquake killed 22 and injured 24 residents in the small village of Tenzirt.

Half of the village of Ijjoukak are believed to have died. Survivors there are unsure how they’ll pick up the pieces.

Relief efforts are finally trickling their way up the rugged terrain, where some of the worst-hit villages are located.

More than 2,900 people were killed in the 6.8 magnitude quake, which stretched from the High Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakesh.

The epicentre of Morocco’s devastating earthquake on 8 September was in the High Atlas Mountains, about 71km south-west of Marrakesh

Local volunteers, soldiers, doctors and aid workers are racing to reach affected areas high in the Atlas Mountains.

The epicentre of Morocco’s devastating earthquake on 8 September was in the High Atlas Mountains, about 71km south-west of Marrakesh. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa, asked Jesús Galindo-Zaldivar, who has been carrying out research on the formation of the Atlas mountains and the geology of the area, about the…

More than 2,000 people died when a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco on 8 September. The epicentre was in the High Atlas Mountains, 71km (44 miles) south-west of Marrakesh. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa, asked José A. Peláez, a professor in geophysics who has carried out research on…

Intellectual says despite the scope of the tragedy, a strong government response and regional solidarity bring hope.

Morocco accepts aid from Spain, Britain, Qatar and the UAE as countries show support and solidarity to quake victims.