The earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday has killed 296 people with the death toll expected to rise as rescuers search the piles of rubble.<br />
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A statement from the Ministry of the Interior announced that deaths were recorded in the provinces and prefectures of Al Haouz, Marrakech and Ouarzazate.<br />
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An earthquake of magnitude 7.0 on the Richter scale struck Morocco’s Al Haouz Province (center) on Friday evening, the National Institute of Geophysics reported.<br />
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Thee epicenter of the earthquake, which was at a depth of approximately 8 kilometers, was located at a latitude of 30,961 degrees north and a longitude of 8,413 degrees west, pointed out the Institute, which located the epicenter in the municipality of Ighil, in the province of Al Haouz.<br />
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