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Amizmiz residents stay in tents across town following deadly earthquake in Morocco03:20
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Dozens of residents of Amizmiz were seen gathered inside makeshift tents on Tuesday after their homes were completely or partially destroyed following the deadly earthquake that hit the region.

Footage shows locals talking inside the temporary lodges as well as rubble from collapsed buildings.

"In fact, people are here now because their houses aren't too solid, so they're afraid they'll fall down," said Loubna, one of the volunteers helping the displaced.

According to Loubna, the volunteers have enough food to provide for earthquake victims, but they currently face a lack of shelter and blankets.

"We don't have enough tents in Morocco," she said.

Loubna also mentioned that another problem that her team is facing is getting the bodies of the quake victims out of the rubble and said that their focus now is to help rebuild the villages along with volunteers from other countries, including Qatar, Spain, and Belgium.

According to state-run media, the death toll across the country has passed 2,900, with 2,501 reportedly injured after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco late Friday night.

Since many of the affected areas are in inaccessible mountainous regions, an estimate of the number of missing persons has not been released by the Moroccan government yet.

Friday’s earthquake was the worst to strike Morocco since 1960 when at least 12,000 people died in a 5.8-magnitude tremor in Agadir.

Amizmiz residents stay in tents across town following deadly earthquake in Morocco

Morocco, Amizmiz
September 12, 2023 at 04:20 GMT +00:00 · Published

Dozens of residents of Amizmiz were seen gathered inside makeshift tents on Tuesday after their homes were completely or partially destroyed following the deadly earthquake that hit the region.

Footage shows locals talking inside the temporary lodges as well as rubble from collapsed buildings.

"In fact, people are here now because their houses aren't too solid, so they're afraid they'll fall down," said Loubna, one of the volunteers helping the displaced.

According to Loubna, the volunteers have enough food to provide for earthquake victims, but they currently face a lack of shelter and blankets.

"We don't have enough tents in Morocco," she said.

Loubna also mentioned that another problem that her team is facing is getting the bodies of the quake victims out of the rubble and said that their focus now is to help rebuild the villages along with volunteers from other countries, including Qatar, Spain, and Belgium.

According to state-run media, the death toll across the country has passed 2,900, with 2,501 reportedly injured after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco late Friday night.

Since many of the affected areas are in inaccessible mountainous regions, an estimate of the number of missing persons has not been released by the Moroccan government yet.

Friday’s earthquake was the worst to strike Morocco since 1960 when at least 12,000 people died in a 5.8-magnitude tremor in Agadir.

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Dozens of residents of Amizmiz were seen gathered inside makeshift tents on Tuesday after their homes were completely or partially destroyed following the deadly earthquake that hit the region.

Footage shows locals talking inside the temporary lodges as well as rubble from collapsed buildings.

"In fact, people are here now because their houses aren't too solid, so they're afraid they'll fall down," said Loubna, one of the volunteers helping the displaced.

According to Loubna, the volunteers have enough food to provide for earthquake victims, but they currently face a lack of shelter and blankets.

"We don't have enough tents in Morocco," she said.

Loubna also mentioned that another problem that her team is facing is getting the bodies of the quake victims out of the rubble and said that their focus now is to help rebuild the villages along with volunteers from other countries, including Qatar, Spain, and Belgium.

According to state-run media, the death toll across the country has passed 2,900, with 2,501 reportedly injured after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco late Friday night.

Since many of the affected areas are in inaccessible mountainous regions, an estimate of the number of missing persons has not been released by the Moroccan government yet.

Friday’s earthquake was the worst to strike Morocco since 1960 when at least 12,000 people died in a 5.8-magnitude tremor in Agadir.

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