The president of the House of the Moroccan Diaspora, Jamal Belahrach, calls on company heads based in Morocco to contribute to national solidarity up to one day’s payroll, following the deadly earthquake that shook Morocco on Friday night into Saturday.
A riad manager in Marrakech got annoyed with a French media outlet he accuses of "scaring away tourists" and "killing the economy of Morocco" through its reports on the violent earthquake that hit part of the kingdom.
Missing after the earthquake that shook Morocco and killed more than 2,400 people, two British tourists were found alive, sleeping safely in the streets of an isolated village.
The powerful earthquake that hit Morocco on the night of Friday, September 8 not only caused human and material damage. It is severely affecting the economy of the kingdom, which has been booming for about ten years.
As rescue and evacuation operations for the injured continue in Morocco, Rabat has not yet accepted France’s aid. For now, the kingdom has accepted aid from four countries: Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Spain and the United Kingdom.
A revelation emerges about the earthquake that devastated part of Morocco in the night from Friday to Saturday and killed more than 2,100 people, according to a still provisional toll from the Ministry of the Interior.
The powerful earthquake that hit Morocco in the night from Friday to Saturday and killed nearly 2,400 people according to a new provisional report published by the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior on Monday morning had no impact on air traffic. Air France, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and other airlines are operating their flights between France and the kingdom normally.
Lionel Messi sent a message on Sunday to the Moroccan people and particularly to the families of the victims of the earthquake that hit Morocco and sent them "all his strength" to get through this difficult time.
While Moroccan tourism is gradually recovering its pre-Covid-19 level, the deadly earthquake that hit the country in the night from Friday to Saturday plunges it into uncertainty. Several tourist departures have already been recorded.
French seismologists decipher the powerful earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday night into Saturday, causing more than 2,100 deaths and causing massive damage.
King Mohammed VI celebrated his 60th birthday and his 24th year of reign in August. His son Moulay Hassan, the crown prince, blew out his 20 candles a few months earlier, on May 8. A year away from his 21st birthday, the required age to become king, concerns about his father’s fragile health are dissipating.
In an interview, Jean-Luc Pierron, Chief Warrant Officer at the Aubusson Fire and Rescue Center, says that Moroccan firefighters "were prepared for what happened", that is, the most powerful earthquake Morocco has known since 1960.