The president of the intercommunal, Hicham Chakir, denied the allegations of a Brussels resident that the multi-denominational cemetery of Schaerbeek would need volunteers, equipment and shovels. The only difficulty of this place where Muslims and others rest is related to the repatriation of the bodies of Moroccans who died from the effects of covid-19.
The thousands of Belgian-Moroccans stranded in Morocco due to the suspension of air flights are calling for help to return to Belgium.
Nearly 2,000 Moroccans find themselves stranded in France due to the closure of air and sea links. While waiting for their possible repatriation, they recount the difficult conditions in which they live in the hexagon.
China has chartered a flight to repatriate 27 Hongkongers stranded in Morocco due to the coronavirus.
Belgian Foreign Minister Phillipe Goffin failed to negotiate the repatriation of people with dual Moroccan and Burundian nationality who wish to return to Belgium. While deploring the situation, Philippe Goffin said that efforts are continuing to obtain their return to the country.
Hundreds of Moroccan nationals stranded all over the world are calling on King Mohammed VI for help to facilitate their return to the country as soon as possible. In a letter addressed to the sovereign, they turn to him, while informing him of the difficult conditions in which they live.
The Mortuary Brussels Airport is struggling to organize the repatriation of the bodies of people who died in their country of origin, particularly Morocco.
Club Med wants to cautiously resume its activities, after a period of stoppage due to the coronavirus. In this sense, the company is repatriating its employees from Morocco .
The President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, visited the Crisis Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday, April 3, to inquire about the repatriation operations of French citizens stranded abroad due to the suspension of air travel. On this occasion, he announced that new operations will be carried out in the coming days.
The European Union has organized the repatriation of around 350,000 citizens stranded in Morocco and other countries due to coronavirus-related restrictions. Around 250,000 are left behind.
Around a hundred South Korean nationals blocked in Morocco returned home on Friday, April 3. They traveled on a Royal Air Maroc aircraft, specially chartered for the occasion, according to the South Korean official news agency Yonhap.
Rachid, a Belgian-Moroccan and his family are among the 500 Belgian-Moroccans stranded in Morocco due to the coronavirus pandemic and, above all, their dual nationality. He pleads for their repatriation, which has become almost impossible.