Closing summary
We’re now closing down this live blog. Here’s a summary of the main developments:
More than 1,000 people have been killed in Morocco after a powerful earthquake hit several towns and cities, the interior ministry told state TV, adding that more than 1,200 have been injured. A search for survivors continues.
A local official said most deaths were in mountainous areas that were hard to reach.
Scientists said the earthquake, which was centred in Ighil, measured at least 6.8 magnitude, though some readings have it higher. It was said to be a relatively shallow earthquake – usually the most destructive sort.
In Marrakech, some buildings in the old city, a Unesco world heritage site, have been damaged or destroyed.
Several world leaders, including Emmanuel Macron, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Narendra Modi and Olaf Scholz, have sent messages of support.
If you’d like to read more, my colleague Ruth Michaelson has this report:
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The Guardian’s pictures team have put together some of the most striking images to have come from Morocco today:
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