Rural Morocco: Hopes Fade Of Finding Earthquake Survivors Near Epicenter

OUIRGANE, MOROCCO - SEPTEMBER 10: Rubble from collapsed buildings fill a courtyard on September 10, 2023 in Ouirgane, Morocco. A huge earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale hit central Morocco on September 8, with almost 3000 people confirmed dead and many remaining unaccounted for as rescue operations struggle to reach the most affected areas. Whilst the epicenter was in a sparsely populated area of the High Atlas Mountains, its effects have been felt 71km away in Marrakesh, a major tourist destination, where a number of buildings collapsed in the city's medina, a UNESCO World Heritage site. (Footage by Carl Court/Getty Images)