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Photos: Powerful quake in Morocco kills nearly 3,000, topples homes and historic buildings

People inspect their damaged homes after an earthquake in Moulay Brahim village on Saturday
People inspect their damaged homes after an earthquake in Moulay Brahim village on Saturday
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A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday, killing nearly 3,000 people and damaging buildings in a swath of destruction stretching from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. The full death toll was not known as rescuers struggled to get through boulder-strewn roads to the remote mountain villages hit hardest.

A man cries as he sits on the rubble of a house.
A man cries as he sits on the rubble of a house in the village of Tikht, Morocco, on Sunday.
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Women cry as volunteers recover the body of a family member from the rubble of collapsed houses.
Women react as volunteers recover the body of a family member from the rubble of collapsed houses in the village of Imi N’Tala, Morocco, on Sunday.
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People carry the remains of a victim as they walk over rubble among collapsed buildings.
People carry the remains of a victim of the earthquake in the village of Imi N’Tala in central Morocco on Saturday.
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A woman evacuates with her belongings through the rubble in the earthquake
A woman evacuates with her belongings through the rubble in the Old City of Marrakech on Saturday.
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A woman reacts standing in front of her earthquake-damaged house in the old city
A woman reacts to the devastation outside her earthquake-damaged house in the Old City in Marrakech.
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A tall, historic structure is seen against a background of blue sky. The building is cracked nearly in half.
A cracked mosque minaret teeters after Friday’s earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech.
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A man stands next to a damaged hotel after the earthquake in Moulay Brahim village
A man views a heavily damaged hotel in Moulay Brahim.
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Residents take shelter ouside at a square following an earthquake in Marrakesh on
Residents take shelter outside Saturday in a square in Marrakech.
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