The death toll from an earthquake that struck Morocco late Friday surpassed 1,000 on Saturday as rescue workers continued to comb through the rubble, the country’s interior ministry said.

The magnitude 6.8 earthquake, the strongest to hit the area in 123 years, left at least 1,200 people were injured, the government said. Officials warned the death toll was expected to rise.

The quake struck about 11:11 p.m. local time (11:11 p.m. Nigerian time) in the province of Al Haouz and was felt in Marrakesh, Casablanca, Rabat, Fez and other cities. Al Haouz is about 43 miles south of Marrakesh, a UNESCO World Heritage site, according to local media.

Homes and buildings collapsed or were damaged.

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