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Morocco earthquake: Death toll surpasses 1,000

A resident navigates through the rubble following a 6.8 magnitude quake in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Sept. 9, 2023. [AFP]

More than 1,000 people have died and over 1,200 have been injured in a powerful earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday night, the country's interior ministry said.

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