The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. September 12, 2023 Death Toll from Morocco Earthquake Nears 3,000 ---------------------------------------------- In Morocco, hopes of finding survivors of last Friday's devastating earthquake are fading, as the government says the death toll is nearing 3,000. The United Nations says at least 300,000 people have been affected by the quake, a third of them children. .