15 killed in landslide in southern Morocco

Source: Xinhua| 2019-07-26 20:35:35|Editor: ZX
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People gather at a landslide site in Tuk Al-Khair, Morocco, on July 25, 2019. A total of 15 people, who were killed by the landslide in southern Morocco, were unearthed on Thursday night by rescue teams, the Moroccan authorities said on Friday in a statement. (Xinhua)

RABAT, July 26 (Xinhua) -- A total of 15 people, who were killed by a landslide in southern Moroccan city of Marrakech, were unearthed on Thursday night by rescue teams, the Moroccan authorities said on Friday in a statement.

The victims, including 11 women, 3 men and 1 child, were killed after a van was buried Wednesday night by a landslide following torrential rains at the town of Tuk Al-Khair.

The landslide created pile of mud with 20 metres high.

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