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Three days after suffering a powerful earthquake, foreign aid and rescue teams are continuing with efforts to find survivors amid the rubble of destroyed villages in Morocco’s Atlas mountains. At least 2,100 people were killed and hundreds of others injured, many critically. The epicentre of the 6.8-magnitude quake was below …
Read More »Morocco earthquake: Countries around the world line up to offer their help
Morocco has deployed ambulances, rescue crews and soldiers to the region to help assist with emergency response efforts after the earthquake. Aid groups said the government has not made a broad appeal for help and accepted only limited foreign assistance. The Interior Ministry said it was accepting search and rescue-focused …
Read More »Morocco earthquake: Residents line up to offer help by giving their blood
People across Morocco have been doing their bit by giving blood in the hope of helping their fellow citizens especially in Marrakesh. FRANCE 24’s Oliver Farry tells us more.
Read More »Survivors await aid, dread aftershocks in Morocco village stricken by quake
Like many other settlements in Morocco’s stricken Atlas Mountains, the village of Moulay Brahim suffered serious damage and high casualties in Friday’s devastating earthquake. The remaining residents have left their homes, living in fear of aftershocks as they wait for desperately needed aid to reach them. FRANCE 24’s Jean-Marie Lemaire …
Read More »🔴 En direct : course contre la montre des secouristes au Maroc pour retrouver des survivants
Le dernier bilan du séisme au Maroc fait état de 2 122 morts. Secouristes, volontaires et membres des forces armées s’activent pour retrouver des survivants et extraire des corps des décombres, notamment dans des villages de la province d’Al-Haouz, épicentre du séisme, au sud de la cité touristique de Marrakech. Suivez les …
Read More »Au Maroc, des habitants entre crainte d’une réplique et attente de l’aide humanitaire
À une soixantaine de kilomètres de Marrakech, non loin de l’épicentre du séisme qui a frappé la région, la ville de Moulay Brahim déplore de nombreux morts. Sur place, les habitants qui ont quitté leur maison vivent au rythme de l’aide humanitaire, tout en craignant que la terre tremble à …
Read More »🔴 Live: Foreign rescuers join race to reach Morocco quake survivors
Rescuers on Monday faced a growing race against time to dig any survivors from the rubble of devastated villages in Morocco’s Atlas mountains, three days after the massive earthquake that killed more than 2,100 people. Moroccan authorities have accepted aid offers from Spain, Britain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. …
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