A woman who lost an uncle in the Morocco earthquake is raising funds to help their community rebuild. The village of Makhfaman was almost flatten by the tremors on Friday. Karima Chiki, who lives in Bristol, said: “There are lots of very young children who’ve lost both parents. Whole families […]
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Tafeghaghte, Atlas Mountains CNN — Wearing an elegant holiday outfit and sunglasses, Chadia Halimi looked a bit out of place in the dusty camp on the edge of Tafeghaghte, a mountain village in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains that was leveled in last week’s earthquake. “It’s not the holiday I planned,” […]
A dog called Colin scampers across the earthquake’s wreckage in Morocco’s remote mountain village of Douzrou. The bell attached to his collar rings to signal his location as the border collie bounds over broken concrete towards crevices in the rubble – anywhere a survivor might still be found. Colin is […]
Footage of strange blue lights has arisen following Morocco’s tragic earthquake Experts say the glow may be a rare phenomenon called ‘earthquake lights’ By Lauren Haughey Published: 14:44 BST, 13 September 2023 | Updated: 17:02 BST, 13 September 2023 Strange videos have arisen in the aftermath of Morocco’s devastating earthquake, […]
Tinzert, Atlas Mountains, Morocco CNN — Rajaa Acherhri was known as the village math genius. At six years old, she loved solving problems way above her grade level. He sister Sanaa had big dreams too. She wanted to become a doctor, her mother Fatema told CNN. After dinner on Friday […]
Morocco’s young are powering their country’s desperate relief effort. In Taroudant’s youth centre, volunteers from across the city and beyond have been answering calls for help on social media. Activists with rapidly rising numbers of followers are now coordinating the distribution of aid to the hundreds of communities without the […]
A British mother has described her family’s terror at being caught in Friday’s Moroccan earthquake which forced them to flee their crumbling hotel and spend a night sleeping outside. Carina Lewis, 43, was holidaying with her husband and son in Marrakesh when they were caught in the devastating earthquake that […]
The Moroccan foreign minister has not responded to a request for NBC News about why it had not accepted offers of help from other countries. Morocco has been picky about donating countries because of “a mixture of pride and incompetence,” said Lise Storm, a professor specializing in North African politics […]