Morocco earthquake: The scars, the rubble and the spirit to rebuild

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Image source, REX/Shutterstock Image caption, Almost all residents in the Moroccan town of Amizmiz were forced to leave their homes following the earthquake The earthquake just over a week ago maimed a six-century-old mosque in one Amizmiz's oldest neighbourhoods, taking a bite out of the pinky brown minaret.
A nearby row of shops appeared untouched - until I saw the vertical scar, as if a giant axeman had tried to cut two shops apart, nearly succeeding.
Image caption, Buildings are not safe in Amizmiz, a Moroccan town attempting to recover from the earthquake The buildings are not safe and so almost everyone has left their homes.
The school he was so passionate about might not open for months and classes would be held in tents, risking the chances of a whole generation of students.