OIC urges increased international aid for quake-hit victims in Morocco
(VOVWORLD) - Hissein Brahim Taha, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), on Sunday called on OIC member states, relevant humanitarian institutions, and all international partners to contribute to the rescue effort for victims of last Friday’s devastating earthquake in Morocco.
 Rescue workers are searching victims under the quake rubble in Al Haouz province, Morocco on September 09, 2023. (Photo: AFP/VNA)
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The 6.8-magnitude quake, the strongest ever recorded in Morocco, destroyed entire villages in the Atlas Mountains.
More than 2,000 people are believed dead and thousands of others were left injured after the quake rocked an area approximately 72 km southwest of Marrakesh.
Morocco's rescue forces are racing against time to find victims still trapped in the rubble.