A 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Morocco’s Marrakesh-Safi region just after 11 PM on September 8, 2023. It is the largest earthquake recorded in Morocco in at least 120 years, and the deadliest in the country since the 1960 earthquake in Agadir. 2,901 people have died and well over 5,000 are injured as of this writing, but as searches continue these numbers are expected to rise. Rescue efforts are particularly difficult given that the areas most affected are rural and mountainous. […]