{"id":48848,"date":"2023-09-11T11:55:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T11:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/death-toll-from-morocco-earthquake-nears-2-500\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T11:56:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T11:56:05","slug":"death-toll-from-morocco-earthquake-nears-2-500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/death-toll-from-morocco-earthquake-nears-2-500\/","title":{"rendered":"Death toll from Morocco earthquake nears 2,500"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rescue and relief efforts are continuing to access the hardest hit mountainous regions as roads leading up there were blocked by dislodged rocks.<\/p>\n<p>The situation on the ground posed a vast challenge to search and rescue efforts, said Caroline Holt, director of disaster, climate and crises for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on Sunday, identifying &#8220;getting heavy machinery into those remote areas&#8221; as a &#8220;priority.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit the North African country at 11:11 p.m. local time (2211 GMT) on Friday at a depth of 18.5 km, said the United States Geological Survey.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-59593\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/202309108c8e004d237b4dcd8382f63bfefb69ce_ccrbeee007031_20230910_cbmfn0a002.jpg\" alt=\"Caroline Holt has said that the situation on the ground posed a vast challenge to search and rescue efforts.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{The death toll from the deadly earthquake in Morocco has risen to 2,497, with another 2,467 people injured, according to the latest update from the Moroccan Interior Ministry on 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