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Foreign governments offered condolences and aid after a powerful earthquake struck Morocco late on Friday, killing more than 800 people and destroying buildings in the deadliest tremor to hit the country in decades. Read our live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
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1:52pm: Interior ministry issues death toll for different provinces
Morocco’s interior ministry on Saturday issued a death toll for the country’s different provinces.
These are the numbers: (the latest update was carried out at 10am local time, or 0900 GMT)
Al Haouz: 394
Taroudant: 271
Chichaoua: 91
Ouarzazate: 31
Marrakech : 13
Azilal: 11
Agadir Ida Outanane: 5
Greater Casablanca: 3
Youssoufia: 1
1:15pm: From Biden to Xi and the pope, world leaders express support for Morocco
US President Joe Biden on Saturday joined the chorus of world leaders to express their support for Morocco.
“I am deeply saddened by the loss of life and devastation caused by the earthquake in Morocco,” he said in a statement, adding the US is “ready to provide any necessary assistance”.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with all those impacted by this terrible hardship.”
China’s President Xi Jinping sent a message to express his “deep grief for the victims and sincere condolences to the families”, and said he hoped the country would be able to rebuild itself soon.
And Pope Francis expressed his “profound solidarity”.
12:18pm: ‘The earth started moving,’ FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr reports from Marrakech
‘The earth started moving… Everything started to fall down in a few seconds… The most impressive thing was the crowds screaming and running in those very narrow streets,’ FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr, who was in the Marrakech when the quake struck, reports from Morocco.
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