“We can eat bread and inside Thisbut we need tents“explains Abdu. He lives in one of the displaced persons camps on the outskirts of the city. amismaticA small town at the foot of the Moroccan mountain range AtlasHe has been sleeping outside for four days after the earthquake in Morocco. Hebba starts preparing breakfast early in the day. He was lucky enough to spend his first night in a tent. “The cold and the rain will come and I don’t know what will happen to us.” “It’s heartbreaking, some tents can accommodate 15 people,” says Hafid, who lives next door. Approximately 600 people live in this dusty wasteland, where nothing was left due to the earthquake that shook the center of the city. Morocco last Friday and this has already caused 2,901 dead and 5,530 injuredAccording to the latest balance sheet of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
“My house was destroyed, we took the risk of getting in and salvage mattresses and other furniture Hebba is saddened by the death of a woman in the same village and the collapse of the house because she went to buy sheets. Many of these tents are shared by several families. Some children are playing with a pigeon outside, some are playing outside. Try balancing a stick on one finger A few meters away a woman is cleaning clothes and others are just chatting.
“In two days maybe it’s raining and it could be a disaster,” Abdu explains worriedly. This man, along with other neighbors food supply. He explains that they have enough money for a few days, but they need it. medicinesBecause there are sick people. Thank you to this man, a professional translator: “The people helping us are people from other cities; they come here in their cars loaded with blankets and food.”
Panic before aftershocks
They announced that two little things happened last night. copiesIt wasn’t a big deal but it was enough for many people to get in panic. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), nearly thirty tremors exceeding magnitude 3 have been recorded since Friday’s earthquake measuring 6.8 degrees on the Richter scale, but the situation is changing day by day.
The search for missing persons continued for another day, but throughout the day rescue teams found mostly bodies.
Jalal, along with a few friends from Rabat, filled a minibus with basic goods, as well as toys, pots and pans. They left the city after seeing the tragedy that occurred in this region after the earthquake. They stopped in the small town Turkin The place where 250 families live is 15 kilometers away from the epicenter. Within minutes of arriving in the village, dozens of people gathered to buy things. Among them, Yasin, who was studying in the capital, took a bus from Marrakech and hitchhiked towards his village when he heard about the earthquake. There he found his family. They were all fine, their father had been hit in the head but did not go to the hospital.
“My mother, father and sister were here, they managed to get out of this hole,” explains Yasin, showing what remains of the half-ruined house. “Was it someone miracle“Almost all residents in this town had to leave their homes, which were either destroyed or at risk of collapse. The minaret of the mosque is dangerously cracked. In the afternoon an excavator came and wanted to demolish it, but he did not do it, they saw it clearly and retreated.
The King visited the wounded
King Muhammad VI This Tuesday it finally approached the earthquake-affected area. The monarch visited for 45 minutes wounded Admitted to Muhammad VI University Hospital Center marrakeshEfe reported that this incident was limited to Moroccan public media.
This was the Alawite king’s second appearance since last Friday, following a working meeting with civil and military officials on Saturday, during which he ordered the launch of an emergency program to care for the victims and rehabilitate damaged buildings. Three days of official mourning were declared.
According to the official MAP news agency VI. Muhammad also donated blood and thus participated in a campaign. wave of solidarity An unprecedented situation in the country 13,000 donations in two days under normal conditions it is usually close to 1000 per day.