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Moroccan rescue teams face challenges in reaching earthquake victims in the mountains

Remote villages in the Atlas Mountains are among the hardest hit by Friday's earthquake that killed more than 2,100. Crews are struggling to reach communities amid aftershocks and damaged roads.
Villagers inspect the rubble of collapsed houses in Tafeghaghte, southwest of Marrakesh, on Sept. 10.
Updated September 10, 2023 at 8:30 PM ET

Rescue teams in Morocco continue to comb through the ruins in search for any survivors two days after a struck near the historic city of Marrakech.

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