Death toll rises to 23 in bus mishap in SE Morocco

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RABAT, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in Sunday's bus mishap near southeastern Moroccan city of Errachidia has risen to 23, local authorities said on Friday.

The bodies of three men and two women were found Friday morning, while another body was found Thursday, the local administration of Draa-Tafilalet region said in a statement.

All the relevant services remain mobilized to find more missing people, it added.

The bodies were pulled from Hassan Adakhil dam lake, where divers are still combing to find other missing people.

The number of survivors of this accident so far stands at 30 people, and others are still missing.

The bus overturned at the bridge of Ouad Damchane as heavy rain and storms unleashed flash floods and caused flooding in the region. Enditem

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