UK to send search & rescue teams to Morocco after earthquake

Britain said on Sunday that it was deploying search and rescue teams to Morocco following the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the north African nation on Friday.

"Sixty UK search and rescue specialists, four search dogs and rescue equipment deployed to Morocco," Britain's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said in a statement, adding that it was deploying the rescue team on Sunday via two Royal air Force A400M aircraft.

"Foreign Secretary has spoken to Foreign Minister (Nasser) Bourita and UK remains in close contact with the Moroccan authorities," the FCDO added.