Morocco: More than 2,000 dead in catastrophic earthquake

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Morocco on Friday night, killing 2,012 people and injuring 2,059 others, including 1,404 seriously.

The quake, which the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said was the strongest tremor to hit that part of Morocco in over a century, caused damage to nearly every home in the area of the epicenter, CNN said.

The epicenter of the quake was in the High Atlas mountains, approximately 72 kilometers (44.7 miles) southwest of Marrakech.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday night affected 300,000 people in Marrakech and surrounding areas. READ MORE