Photos show extent of damage caused by earthquake in Morocco

The massive earthquake in Morocco has left parts of the country ravaged. The region south of the city of Marrakech was hardest hit by the magnitude-6.8 tremor. In this photo, a woman tries on Sept. 11 to recover some of her possessions from her home that was damaged by the earthquake in the village of Tafeghaghte, near Marrakech. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

People inspect the damage caused by the earthquake in Tafeghaghte. The death toll from a massive earthquake in Morocco surpassed 2,400 as rescue crews began to find people still trapped under the rubble. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

A woman and her daughter stand outside her home after an earthquake destroyed buildings in the village of Moulay Brahim, near Marrakech, Morocco, Sept. 9, 2023. The United Nations estimates 300,000 people were impacted by the quake, which was the strongest to hit the country in 120 years. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

A child reacts after inspecting the damage caused by the earthquake in her town of Amizmiz, near Marrakech, Morocco, on Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

Residents were forced out of their homes, which folded in on themselves, while steep roads were filled with rubble. In this photo, tents are set up in the town of Amizmiz, near Marrakech, Morocco, on Sept. 10 to shelter people who were displaced by the earthquake. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

People prepare on Sept. 9 to bury a man who was killed by the earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco. Aid teams from around the world have offered their support to the country, though some overseas officials expressed frustration they could not get involved without approval from Rabat, Morocco’s capital. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

A man digs a grave to bury the body of a victim of the earthquake in Ouargane village, near Marrakech, Morocco, on Sept. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

A plethora of civil and military services, public authorities and medical teams were deployed over the weekend to help those trapped under the rubble and find the remains of those deceased. In this photo, a rescue team from the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces with a search dog is dispatched to look for survivors of an earthquake in Ouargane village, near Marrakech, Morocco on Sept. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

Roads are filled with rubble caused by the devastating earthquake. Bulldozers and other equipment were used to clear routes. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

A car heavily damaged by the earthquake is left on the side of a road on the way to Ijjoukak village, near Marrakech, Morocco, on Sept. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

The quake damaged multiple historic structures in Marrakech’s old city. In this photo, a man stands next to a damaged hotel on Sept. 9 after the earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, near the epicenter of the earthquake, outside Marrakech, Morocco. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

More residents inspect the damage to their hometown of Amizmiz on Sept. 10 after the earthquake, near Marrakech, Morocco.(AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

People comfort each other Sept. 9 while digging graves for victims of the earthquake in Ouargane village, near Marrakech, Morocco. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

Families sit outside their destroyed homes Sept. 9 after an earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

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