Moroccans sleep in the streets for 3rd night following an earthquake that took more than 2,100 lives

People gather to bury a person who killed in Friday’s earthquake, in Ouargane village, near Marrakech, Morocco. The magnitude 6.8 temblor struck at 11:11 p.m. and was followed by a 4.9 aftershock 19 minutes later. The worst destruction was in rural areas with unpaved roads snaking up mountains. (Associated Press)

AMIZMIZ, Morocco — People in Morocco slept in the streets of Marrakech for a third straight night as soldiers and international aid teams in trucks and helicopters began to fan into remote mountain towns hit hardest by a historic earthquake.

The disaster killed more than 2,100 people — a number that is expected to rise — and the United Nations estimated that 300,000 people were affected by Friday night’s magnitude 6.8 quake.