The provisional death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday night rose to 1,305 dead, as of approximately 7 p.m. local time (18:00 GMT), according to what the Ministry of Interior announced in a statement on Saturday evening.
The statement explained that the number of wounded also rose to 1,832, 1,220 of whom were “in critical condition.” More than half of the victims were counted in the mountainous Al Haouz province, south of Marrakesh.
The ministry indicated that the authorities continue to "recruit it to speed up rescue operations and the evacuation of the wounded."
Morocco declared a three-day national mourning, after the devastating earthquake that struck the Kingdom on Friday night, leaving more than a thousand dead, according to the latest official toll, according to a statement from the Royal Court on Saturday evening.
The statement said that King Mohammed VI chaired a meeting on Saturday evening to discuss the situation following the disaster.
