Much like other earthquakes, casualty figures appear to be rising as the extent becomes clearer in rural and hard-to-reach areas. (Image: Reuters)4 / 13Several homes in the Al Haouz region were partly or totally collapsed, Abderrahim Ait Daoud, the leader of Talat N'Yaaqoub told Moroccan news site 2M. (Image: Reuters)6 / 13Moroccans posted videos showing buildings reduced to rubble and dust. "It is the strongest earthquake recorded in the region.” (Image: Reuters)12 / 13In 1960, a magnitude 5.8 tremor struck near the Moroccan city of Agadir and caused thousands of deaths. The Agadir quake prompted changes in construction rules in Morocco, but many buildings, especially rural homes, are not built to withstand such tremors.
