Morocco earthquake aftershock strikes as rescuers run for cover while searching for survivors

The Independent

Video footage has captured the moment an aftershock strikes Morocco following the deadly earthquake which has killed more than 2,900 people.  Rescuers in the Al Haouz province were forced to run as a tremor struck during their search through the rubble for survivors.  Thousands of Moroccans have been sleeping outside, fearing that tremors after the earthquake could put their lives at danger.  Several powerful aftershocks have been recorded across the country following the earthquake, which hit on 8 September.

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00:00 Rescue workers, villagers and journalists run at the moment an aftershock is felt in

00:20 the village near the epicenter of the earthquake that struck Morocco last Friday.

00:26 Research teams are still scouring the rubble in hope of finding survivors.

00:31 Morocco is well past the 72-hour window when rescues are considered most likely, but people

00:37 can still be saved well beyond that period.

00:41 Many of those who have escaped the destruction of their homes stay nearby in makeshift camps.

00:47 To some they are the fortunate ones.

00:51 Many remote communities say they are still waiting for promised aid vehicles to arrive

00:56 with desperately needed food and tents.

01:08 The Moroccan authorities are galvanising efforts and dropping supplies from the air to remote

01:12 communities until lorries can reach them.

01:15 The aid, which includes tents, is intended to be only temporary.

01:20 Soon the rainy season will start and makeshift shelters will be totally insufficient once

01:25 the weather turns.

01:29 (whooshing)

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