AS IT HAPPENEDMorocco on Saturday declared three days of national mourning after a deadly earthquake overnight. 19:41 Rescue and search operations were underway following a deadly earthquake in Morocco on September 9, 2023. 7:44pm: Morocco declares three days of mourning after quakeMorocco on Saturday declared three days of national mourning after a deadly earthquake overnight killed more than 1,000 people, an announcement from the royal palace said. 1:52pm: Interior ministry issues death toll for different provincesMorocco’s interior ministry on Saturday issued a death toll for the country’s different provinces. — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) September 9, 20238:48am: Death toll climbsThe earthquake has killed at least 632 people and injured 329 others, according to an updated interior ministry toll.
