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Morocco mourns as quake toll passes 2,000

(UPDATE) TAFEGHAGHTE, Morocco: Moroccans on Sunday mourned the victims of a devastating earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people as rescue teams raced to find survivors trapped in the rubble of flattened villages.

The strongest-ever quake to hit the country has killed at least 2,012 people and injured over 2,059, many of them critically, based on the latest official figures.