Morocco earthquake updates: Over 2,900 killed in rare, powerful quake
The quake struck Morocco’s High Atlas mountain range near Marrakech.
The death toll has continued to climb in the wake of the rare and powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Morocco Friday night.
More than 2,900 people are confirmed dead.
The quake, Morocco's strongest in more than a century, hit the country's High Atlas mountain range near Marrakech.
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Death toll climbs to 2,862
The death toll from the devastating earthquake now stands at 2,862.
Another 2,562 people are injured.
Rescuers reach epicenter
For the first time on Monday, ambulances and aid teams in trucks reached Ighil, the mountainous area where the earthquake's epicenter was located, according to state TV.
Emergency teams worked to clear rockfalls blocking rocks to over a dozen remote villages in the area, and members of the armed forces walked on foot along rugged roads to provide aid, state TV reported.
Rescue teams searched for missing victims under the rubble in the devastated Talat N'Yaaqoub village in the Atlas Mountains, which was almost entirely flattened.
TV footage showed rescuers pulling a newborn baby out from under the rubble.
TV footage also showed military helicopters dropping aid packages from the air into hard-to-reach areas.
Morocco's central bank has created a special account to receive donations from around the world.
-ABC News' Ayat Al-Tawy
Death toll reaches 2,681
The death toll in Morocco has now reached 2,681.
At least 2,501 others are injured.
Death toll rises to 2,497, officials say
At least 2,497 people have been confirmed dead in the aftermath of a 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Morocco, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces said Monday.
Another 2,476 were injured in the quake, as of 10 a.m. local time on Monday, the forces said.