Morocco: Rescuers race against time searching for survivors

Both survivors and the bodies of the deceased were sought by civilian rescuers and Moroccan military personnel

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In response to reports of widespread devastation, rescuers in Morocco have intensified their search for survivors of Friday's deadly earthquake that claimed more than 2000 lives, reported Al Jazeera.

According to official numbers revised late on Sunday, the largest earthquake to ever hit the country of North Africa resulted in at least 2,122 fatalities and more than 2,400 injuries, many of them critically, prompting the first foreign rescuers to fly in to assist.