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In pictures: Powerful earthquake kills hundreds in Morocco
‘There is no one here to help pull the dead from under the destruction,’ says woman whose house was destroyed
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Over 800 killed in deadliest earthquake to hit Morocco in decades
The magnitude-6.8 quake was the hardest to hit Morocco in 120 years.
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Morocco earthquake: hundreds dead, says government, as buildings fall and people flee homes
Heritage-listed old city in Marrakech among areas hit in quake measuring at least 6.8 and centred in High Atlas mountains
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Mali: At least 49 civilians reported dead in attack on river boat
Islamist militants have attacked a river boat in north-eastern Mali, killing at least 49 civilians, the interim government says.
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