Vital
- An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale occurred in Morocco on the night from Friday to Saturday.
- The latest report, still preliminary, shows 2,122 dead and more than 2,000 injured.
- According to the French Foreign Ministry, four Frenchmen were killed.
- French authorities have announced that they will provide emergency assistance, including financial assistance, to help the Moroccans.
- Morocco accepted assistance from 4 countries, including Spain and the UK. France is not on the list “at this stage.”
More than 2100 deaths, the number of which will continue to grow
Unfortunately, the figure released this Sunday evening by the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior was as expected. The death toll from the earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday evening now stands at 2,122 dead and 2,421 injured. Of the wounded, 1,400 are in serious condition. This makes us fear the worst in the coming hours and days.
Morocco accepts aid from four countries, but not from France
Morocco announced on Sunday that it had accepted aid from only four countries: Spain, Britain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Morocco’s interior ministry said in a statement that Rabat had “at this stage” responded positively to offers from four countries to “send search and rescue teams”: Spain, Britain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Several other states, notably France, have said they are willing to provide assistance but have not been asked to do so.
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In this live broadcast you can find the latest information regarding the earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday, September 8, shortly after 11:00 pm.
Source: Le Parisien
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