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Morocco's King Mohammed VI paid a visit to a hospital in Marrakech on Tuesday, to see survivors of Friday's deadly earthquake receiving medical treatment.

Footage shows the monarch arriving, talking with patients and medics, and donating blood himself.

According to the latest estimate by the authorities, the death toll across the country has passed 2,900, with many of those killed in rural communities.

The Interior Ministry has accepted offers of assistance from Spain, the UK, Qatar, and the UAE.

The US Geological Survey reported that the epicentre of Friday's quake was located 72 kilometres southwest of Marrakech in Morocco's High Atlas mountain range.

Morocco's King Mohammed VI donates blood, visits quake victims in Marrakech hospital

Morocco, Marrakech
September 12, 2023 at 18:47 GMT +00:00 · Published

Morocco's King Mohammed VI paid a visit to a hospital in Marrakech on Tuesday, to see survivors of Friday's deadly earthquake receiving medical treatment.

Footage shows the monarch arriving, talking with patients and medics, and donating blood himself.

According to the latest estimate by the authorities, the death toll across the country has passed 2,900, with many of those killed in rural communities.

The Interior Ministry has accepted offers of assistance from Spain, the UK, Qatar, and the UAE.

The US Geological Survey reported that the epicentre of Friday's quake was located 72 kilometres southwest of Marrakech in Morocco's High Atlas mountain range.

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Morocco's King Mohammed VI paid a visit to a hospital in Marrakech on Tuesday, to see survivors of Friday's deadly earthquake receiving medical treatment.

Footage shows the monarch arriving, talking with patients and medics, and donating blood himself.

According to the latest estimate by the authorities, the death toll across the country has passed 2,900, with many of those killed in rural communities.

The Interior Ministry has accepted offers of assistance from Spain, the UK, Qatar, and the UAE.

The US Geological Survey reported that the epicentre of Friday's quake was located 72 kilometres southwest of Marrakech in Morocco's High Atlas mountain range.

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