Heritage-listed old city in Marrakech among areas hit in quake measuring at least 6.8 and centred in High Atlas mountains to the south-west
A powerful earthquake in Morocco’s High Atlas mountains collapsed buildings and sent people fleeing their homes in several cities late on Friday, residents said, while a local official reported dozens of people had been killed.
Residents of Marrakech, the nearest major city to the epicentre, said some buildings had collapsed in the old city, a Unesco world heritage site, and local television showed pictures of a fallen mosque minaret with rubble lying on smashed cars.