Two Cypriot women who were in Morocco during the earthquake there were on Sunday safely evacuated from the country.

Thousands are believed to have did in the Reichter 7 squake.

A resce flight on Sunday morning operated by Aegean to Athens saw the two women taken to Athens from Marrakech.

The flight was organized by the Greek foreign ministry, which had informed its counterpart in Cyprus that any Cypriots would also be included.

The two Cypriots are expected to leave Athens for Larnaca on Monday evening.