Among the 71 injured in Friday's collapse of the minaret of the Bab Berdieyinne mosque in the old town quarter of Meknes, 51 people have already left hospital after receiving treatment, civil protection official Mohamed Ismael Alaoui said.
The 18-century mosque was packed with worshippers at the time of the collapse and local officials warned the toll could mount from the tragedy many blamed on heavy rains that lashed the region in the previous days.
Officials on Friday blamed the accident on heavy rain that had weakened the minaret at the mosque, according to a statement released by the Interior Ministry.
King Mohammed VI sent the interior minister and religious affairs minister to Meknes, a UNESCO heritage city and one of Morocco's four imperial cities, some 120 km east of the capital Rabat.
The officials visited some of the injured at hospitals in Meknes. The more seriously injured were taken to hospitals in the nearby city of Fes. A team of psychologists also was sent.
The old town of Meknes is a pedestrian zone, which made rescue efforts more difficult.
The king has ordered the reconstruction of the mosque, which was built four centuries ago under Sultan Moulay Ismail, who made Meknes his capital.
Heavy rain battered the city Friday, and more rain has been forecast for the next week.
