03:56Residents in the village of Ighrman in Morocco’s Chichaoua region have been left reeling in the wake of a deadly earthquake late last week, as seen in footage captured on Monday.
Dozens of homes in Ighrman were reduced to rubble and four children were reportedly killed by falling structures. The local mosque is one of the few buildings left standing. Residents have raised concerns over its stability after large cracks appeared along its facade.
As of Monday, no rescue teams have been able to reach the village, although volunteers are doing what they can to help survivors and provide food, water and shelter.
"We came from Rabat and we are just young people and we came here before the government and the police and the rescue teams here and we tried to save what we could here and we go to the other villages trying to help them also,” said volunteer Ayoub Ben Abbi.
“Nature did what she did and we try to survive. There are other villages now that we try to help,” he added.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck in Morocco’s Al Haouz region late on Friday night causing significant damage to the surrounding area, resulting in at least 2,800 deaths.
Thousands more are injured and displaced after the deadliest earthquake to hit the country in a hundred years
Buildings and historic landmarks in Marrakech and elsewhere have suffered extensive damage, causing residents to flee their homes in terror and seek safety on the streets.
Search operations continue and help foreign countries has been offered.
'We try to survive' - Moroccan village reduced to rubble after devastating earthquake leaves more than 2,800 dead
Residents in the village of Ighrman in Morocco’s Chichaoua region have been left reeling in the wake of a deadly earthquake late last week, as seen in footage captured on Monday.
Dozens of homes in Ighrman were reduced to rubble and four children were reportedly killed by falling structures. The local mosque is one of the few buildings left standing. Residents have raised concerns over its stability after large cracks appeared along its facade.
As of Monday, no rescue teams have been able to reach the village, although volunteers are doing what they can to help survivors and provide food, water and shelter.
"We came from Rabat and we are just young people and we came here before the government and the police and the rescue teams here and we tried to save what we could here and we go to the other villages trying to help them also,” said volunteer Ayoub Ben Abbi.
“Nature did what she did and we try to survive. There are other villages now that we try to help,” he added.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck in Morocco’s Al Haouz region late on Friday night causing significant damage to the surrounding area, resulting in at least 2,800 deaths.
Thousands more are injured and displaced after the deadliest earthquake to hit the country in a hundred years
Buildings and historic landmarks in Marrakech and elsewhere have suffered extensive damage, causing residents to flee their homes in terror and seek safety on the streets.
Search operations continue and help foreign countries has been offered.
Residents in the village of Ighrman in Morocco’s Chichaoua region have been left reeling in the wake of a deadly earthquake late last week, as seen in footage captured on Monday.
Dozens of homes in Ighrman were reduced to rubble and four children were reportedly killed by falling structures. The local mosque is one of the few buildings left standing. Residents have raised concerns over its stability after large cracks appeared along its facade.
As of Monday, no rescue teams have been able to reach the village, although volunteers are doing what they can to help survivors and provide food, water and shelter.
"We came from Rabat and we are just young people and we came here before the government and the police and the rescue teams here and we tried to save what we could here and we go to the other villages trying to help them also,” said volunteer Ayoub Ben Abbi.
“Nature did what she did and we try to survive. There are other villages now that we try to help,” he added.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck in Morocco’s Al Haouz region late on Friday night causing significant damage to the surrounding area, resulting in at least 2,800 deaths.
Thousands more are injured and displaced after the deadliest earthquake to hit the country in a hundred years
Buildings and historic landmarks in Marrakech and elsewhere have suffered extensive damage, causing residents to flee their homes in terror and seek safety on the streets.
Search operations continue and help foreign countries has been offered.