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The number of victims from the earthquake that hit Morocco last Friday rose to 2,497 dead and 2,476 injured, according to a note from the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior.
According to the latest data released by this department, Deaths were recorded in a dozen provinces, but the most affected are Al Haouz, south of Marrakech and close to the epicenter, with 1,452 deaths, followed by Taroudant with 764 deaths and Chichaoua with 202 deaths..
A seismic alert bulletin released by the Moroccan National Institute of Geophysics explains that the earthquake, of magnitude 7, shook the northern Moroccan region of Marrakech and occurred at 11:11 pm local time on Friday at a depth of 4.9 miles.
The earthquake had its epicenter in the town of Ighil, located about 50 miles southwest of the city of Marrakech.
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