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Relatives and neighbors of Lhssan Asoki look at the destroyed house where Asoki's wife and his three children died in Moulay Brahim, Morocco.
Relatives and neighbors of Lhssan Asoki look at the destroyed house where Asoki's wife and his three children died in Moulay Brahim, Morocco.
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This is what it looks like in the devastated Moroccan villages still waiting for help

By Ximena Borrazás, Kyle Almond and Brett Roegiers, CNN
Published 10:06 PM EDT, Mon September 11, 2023
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Lhssan Asoki's neighbor will never forget the screams he heard when Asoki realized his family was dead.

Just moments earlier, Asoki was sleeping at his home in the mountain village of Moulay Brahim. Then everything started to shake as the center of Morocco was hit with its strongest earthquake in more than a century.

Asoki's house collapsed. He was able to escape, but not his wife, nor his three children — ages 3, 6 and a baby born just two days earlier.

"He started shouting for help," photographer Ximena Borrazás said. "The neighbors came to the scene and they took out the bodies. They were all dead."

Borrazás has spent the past couple of days photographing some of the villages most affected by Friday night's earthquake. At least 2,800 people have died in the country, and the death toll is expected to rise as more people are found in the rubble.

These mountain villages are difficult to access, with narrow and winding roads, and some of those roads were still blocked Monday because of massive boulders that had rolled down the steep hills. This has impeded the delivery of aid.

"They don't have medicines. They don't have doctors," Borrazás said. "They have nothing."

Asoki, 35, lost his wife of 28 years and his three children. His youngest was just 2 days old. Photographer Ximena Borrazás said he was still in shock when she talked to him through a translator on Monday.
Asoki, 35, lost his wife of 28 years and his three children. His youngest was just 2 days old. Photographer Ximena Borrazás said he was still in shock when she talked to him through a translator on Monday.
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Asoki's house was leveled by Friday night's 6.8 magnitude earthquake. None of the houses in Moulay Brahim are habitable.
Asoki's house was leveled by Friday night's 6.8 magnitude earthquake. None of the houses in Moulay Brahim are habitable.
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Two women who lost their homes sit outside in Moulay Brahim on Monday. People are sleeping on the streets, Borrazás said, and as of Monday afternoon they were not yet receiving humanitarian aid.
Two women who lost their homes sit outside in Moulay Brahim on Monday. People are sleeping on the streets, Borrazás said, and as of Monday afternoon they were not yet receiving humanitarian aid.
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A destroyed house in Idni, Morocco, on Monday.
A destroyed house in Idni, Morocco, on Monday.
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Jamal and his son stand where their house used to be in Idni. They spent nearly 24 hours under the rubble until they were rescued. Jamal lost his parents, however, and his uncle, Borrazás said.
Jamal and his son stand where their house used to be in Idni. They spent nearly 24 hours under the rubble until they were rescued. Jamal lost his parents, however, and his uncle, Borrazás said.
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Ahmed enters the stable where he keeps his animals in Moulay Brahim. There were 40 of them: three died and four were seriously injured.
Ahmed enters the stable where he keeps his animals in Moulay Brahim. There were 40 of them: three died and four were seriously injured.
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A relative of Asoki looks at the destruction where some of his family members died in the earthquake.
A relative of Asoki looks at the destruction where some of his family members died in the earthquake.
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Yassine Nomghar poses in front of his destroyed house in Moulay Brahim. "My father built this house in the 1980s, and little by little we all added more parts with a lot of effort," he said. "Now we don't have anything."
Yassine Nomghar poses in front of his destroyed house in Moulay Brahim. "My father built this house in the 1980s, and little by little we all added more parts with a lot of effort," he said. "Now we don't have anything."
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A devastated home in the village of Amizmiz on Monday.
A devastated home in the village of Amizmiz on Monday.
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Firefighters work to remove the bodies of people who were crushed to death when a cafe collapsed in Amizmiz.
Firefighters work to remove the bodies of people who were crushed to death when a cafe collapsed in Amizmiz.
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Two women walk through what's left of Amizmiz on Monday.
Two women walk through what's left of Amizmiz on Monday.
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Rescuers and local residents try to extract the body of an 84-year-old woman who was under the rubble of her house in Azizmiz.
Rescuers and local residents try to extract the body of an 84-year-old woman who was under the rubble of her house in Azizmiz.
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A man reads a book on top of a collapsed house in Amizmiz.
A man reads a book on top of a collapsed house in Amizmiz.
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A man in Amizmiz watches as an ambulance takes away the body of the 84-year-old woman who was trapped under her house.
A man in Amizmiz watches as an ambulance takes away the body of the 84-year-old woman who was trapped under her house.
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A piece of a collapsed house hangs over a corridor in Amizmiz.
A piece of a collapsed house hangs over a corridor in Amizmiz.
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A firefighter drinks water in Amizmiz after the 84-year-old woman's body was pulled from the rubble.
A firefighter drinks water in Amizmiz after the 84-year-old woman's body was pulled from the rubble.
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A woman walks next to a destroyed shop in Amizmiz.
A woman walks next to a destroyed shop in Amizmiz.
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A painting of the Moroccan flag with Arabic inscriptions is seen on a house destroyed in Amizmiz.
A painting of the Moroccan flag with Arabic inscriptions is seen on a house destroyed in Amizmiz.
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A firefighter rests outside a collapsed house while searching for bodies in Amizmiz.
A firefighter rests outside a collapsed house while searching for bodies in Amizmiz.
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Dozens of people take pictures as firefighters remove the body of a man in Amizmiz.
Dozens of people take pictures as firefighters remove the body of a man in Amizmiz.
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