Morocco raises earthquake death toll to 2,862

RABAT, Morocco — At least 2,862 people were killed in the strongest-ever earthquake to hit Morocco, the interior ministry says today, revising an earlier toll of nearly 2,700 dead.

Another 2,562 people were injured, the ministry says, with rescue workers now facing a race against time to find survivors.

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