She said she and her family were still stuck on the mountain pass of Tizi n’ Test.

“The bulldozers are working hard,” the woman told ANSA, “But 8 kilometres from here the landslide is big.

“They are doing everything they can, but the work is long.

“They say they will make it by this evening. Let’s see”.

Tourists arriving back from Morocco Sunday told reporters they had endured “20 seconds of fear” after the quake that destroyed much of Marrakesh and nearby towns.

ANSA