Morocco accepts aid from Spain, Britain, Qatar and the UAE as globe shows support and solidarity to quake victims. According to Moroccan public television, “more than 18,000 families have been affected” by the quake in Al-Haouz. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose country in 2020 established ties with Morocco, offered to send search-and-rescue teams, declaring that “Israel stands by Morocco in its difficult time”. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has released more than $1m from its emergency disaster fund to support the Moroccan Red Crescent’s work on the ground. The quake was the deadliest in Morocco since 1960 when an earthquake destroyed Agadir, killing more than 12,000 people.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 10, 2023 20:58 UTC