Morocco Quake: French Singer Vitaa Speaks Out on Devastation and Recovery Efforts

The violent earthquake that occurred in Morocco has killed nearly 3,000 people, more than 5,600 deaths and enormous material damage. The catastrophe did not spare the house Vitaa is building. "We will have to rebuild, especially in the most remote villages. I think the king (Mohammed VI, ed.) did everything he could, and they are putting in place as much aid as possible [...] I go there very often and I’m in the process of building a house there [...] so I’m following this closely," the singer confided on RTL. She refers to the efforts made by the sovereign to manage the earthquake. He chaired working sessions devoted to examining the situation on the ground, mobilized the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and donated one billion dirhams to assist the victims. He also visited the Marrakech University Hospital to be at the bedside of the earthquake victims and to donate his blood.

The singer’s parents, who reside in the kingdom, were absent from Moroccan territory at the time of the disaster. "My parents went back a week after the earthquake, they were lucky that their house was not affected," she said. If there is one thing that has struck her the most, it is the outpouring of solidarity. "It’s really overwhelming. On site, there are places that are really collapsed. The mutual aid and solidarity have been incredible on site. A friend set up a kind of fund to collect supplies and distribute them and after ten days, she told me: ’We had so many things that we had to stop [...] The aid has been exceptional, even internationally [...] ," she testified, also praising a lesson in humanity. "I find that it has been a lesson in humanity how they have managed on site among themselves," continued the interpreter of "Oui ça va".