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Video. Watch: Help and rescue amid the rubble of devasted Morocco

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"There was no one there to recover the bodies" says 82 Hada who lost her son and daughter-in-law in the devastating earthquake.

Using heavy equipment and even their bare hands, rescuers in Morocco on Sunday stepped up efforts to find survivors of a devastating earthquake that killed more than 2,100 people and flattened villages.

A 6.8-magnitude quake, according to the US Geological Survey - the strongest in the North African country's history - struck Friday at 11:11 pm in an area of the Atlas mountain range 72 kilometres southwest of the city of Marrakesh.

Volunteers have been visiting villages devastated by a powerful earthquake to distribute basic necessities to the survivors.

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