Fact Check: Does video show newborn baby rescue after Morocco earthquake?

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Harrowing footage said to be from Morocco shows an infant being rescued from beneath a mound of earth.

Thousands have been injured in the earthquake which hit hard-to-reach mountainous areas as well as the old city of Marrakesh,Morocco's geophysical center said the quake struck in the Ighil area of the High Atlas southwest of Marrakesh, and the tremors could be felt as far away as Portugal and Algeria.

People in the Moroccan capital city, Rabat, 200 miles north of Marrakesh, and in the coastal town of Imsouane, 170 miles to its west, also fled their homes, fearing a stronger quake. With rescue efforts far from over, the footage shared on Twitter of a newborn supposedly caught among the destruction made for a particularly harrowing sign of what else might lay in store.

However, the footage shared online is not from Morocco. It is thought to have been captured in a village near the city of Kanpur, India, on Friday evening.reported the child was found alive after being buried at Pulandar village in Kanpur Dehat district. A husband and wife named Rajesh and Neelam were said to have found the infant after hearing loud cries. The circumstances of the incident are unclear and police are said to have begun an investigation.

 

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