The United Nations estimates some 300,000 people were affected by Friday night’s magnitude 6.8 quake, with most of the destruction and deaths in the High Atlas Mountains, where homes folded in on themselves and left residents trapped underneath the ruins.
Rescuers are battling to reach remote mountain towns devastated by the earthquake in Morocco, as the number of confirmed deaths from the disaster neared 2,900.
Search teams from the UK, Spain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates were joining efforts to help find people buried under debris.
The United Nations estimates some 300,000 people were affected by Friday night’s magnitude 6.8 quake, which was made more dangerous by its relatively shallow depth.
Most of the destruction and deaths were in Al Haouz province in the High Atlas Mountains, where homes folded in on themselves and left residents trapped underneath the ruins.
Much of the quake zone is in hard-to-reach areas and roads have been blocked by rocks, making it hard for rescuers to access the worst-hit locations.
Authorities have not yet issued any estimates for the number of people missing.
The UK has sent a 60-person search team with four dogs, medical staff, listening devices and concrete-cutting gear.
The European Union said it was releasing an initial €1m (£858,000) to non-governmental aid organisations in Morocco.
Survivors spend three nights sleeping outside
Aftershocks have hit the quake zone, leading those left homeless to spend three nights sleeping on the streets of Marrakech or under makeshift canopies in devastated towns.
Survivors struggling to find shelter and supplies have criticised the government’s response, accusing it of being slow.
The army said it was reinforcing search-and-rescue teams, providing drinking water and distributing food, tents and blankets.