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Al Jazeera
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Simon Speakman Cordall

In a Marrakesh hospital, Morocco’s quake survivors ponder what comes next

Omar Bilau, second from right, lost his wife Henya in Friday's earthquake. He now relies on relatives like his sister-in-law Saida, left, to help take care of his children [Simon Speakman Cordall/Al Jazeera]

Marrakesh, Morocco – The few hundred residents of Ijjoukak had to wait three days for rescue after the earthquake ripped through the High Atlas Mountains at around 11pm on Friday.

By that time, Henya Bilau was already dead. Nine members of her extended family were killed the same night.

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