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The Latest Breaking News on Morocco’s earthquake aftermath: artisans in Marrakech’s old medina face uncertain future – podcast

Morocco’s earthquake aftermath: artisans in Marrakech’s old medina face uncertain future – podcast

The 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Morocco’s Atlas mountains on September 8 killed more than 2,000 people and left thousands more homeless. Parts of the old medina in the nearby city of Marrakech, a Unesco world heritage site, were left badly damaged.

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Anger boils in Morocco's earthquake zone as protesters demand promised emergency aid

In a town near the epicenter of the earthquake that struck Morocco last month, residents are protesting as they await emergency aid and assistance

The Independent UK

Traditional methods urged for Morocco rebuild, a month after quake

A month after the devastating earthquake in Morocco, people look to rebuild and proof mountain villages.

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Morocco to spend $11.7bn on post-earthquake reconstruction plan

The five-year plan would target 4.2 million people in the worst-hit provinces and covers rehousing and emergency aid.

Al Jazeera

Morocco's earthquake and Libya's floods highlight obstacles to relief efforts, from botched disaster diplomacy to destroyed infrastructure

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Morocco on Sept. 8, 2023, causing widespread damage in mountain villages. Three days later, an unusually severe Mediterranean storm caused two poorly maintained Libyan dams to collapse, resulting in massive floods in and around the port city of Derna.

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Morocco's earthquake crumbled much of this adobe village nestled in the mountain

Morocco's earthquake last week hit thousands of people who live in traditional villages in the Atlas Mountains. NPR followed rescuers and saw just how hard it was getting to people in need.

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Israeli Aid Team In Morocco Saves Lives

Israeli United Hatzalah volunteers working in earthquake-stricken Morocco have pivoted from search and rescue to treating victims

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AP PHOTOS: Moroccan earthquake shattered thousands of lives

With their arms around each other, three boys walked through the streets of their town at the foot of Morocco’s Atlas Mountains.

The Independent UK

Should tourists still visit Morocco in earthquake aftermath?

The North African country faces a desperate period of trying to rebuild, but should holidaymakers stay away or still honour their trips to help local communities? Atlas Mountains resident Alice Morrison shares her on-the-ground advice

The Independent UK

The west is right to offer Morocco help – but disaster-hit countries are not obliged to accept it

Morocco is dealing with an earthquake on its own terms, and the criticism it has faced has been tinged with a white saviour mentality, says Guardian writer Peter Beaumont

The Guardian - UK

Middle East Roundup: Disaster in North Africa – Morocco quake, Libya floods

Morocco’s deadly quake, Libya’s deadly floods, 30 years since Oslo Accords – here’s the Middle East this week.

Al Jazeera

Tenzirt, a village wiped off the map by Morocco’s earthquake

The earthquake killed 22 and injured 24 residents in the small village of Tenzirt.

Al Jazeera

Morocco earthquake: Macron tries to soothe tensions after frosty response to offer of aid

French president addresses Moroccans directly amid political rift between Rabat and Paris

The Guardian - UK

Why the earth quakes – a closer look at what's going on under the ground

Earthquakes, large and small, happen every single day along zones that wrap around the world like seams on a baseball. Most don’t bother anybody, so they don’t make the news. But every now and then a catastrophic earthquake hits people somewhere in the world with horrific destruction and immense suffering.

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Al Jazeera

Morocco reels as hopes fade for any more survivors under earthquake rubble

At least 2,901 people have been killed and 5,530 injured in the country’s deadliest earthquake since 1960.

The Independent UK

International crews in Moroccan to recover bodies days after deadly 6.8 quake earthquake struck

Moroccan rescue crews have been joined by international crews from Spain, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and Qatar, who sent emergency responders into the mountains where bodies remain buried under dust and rubble

Radio France Internationale

Macron urges Morocco to accept French aid as death toll nears 3,000

As Morocco grapples with the devastation of Friday night’s earthquake, French President Emmanuel Macron has reiterated his support for the country and its people while brushing aside strained relations between Paris and Rabat. This comes after Morocco rejected offers of aid from France.

Al Jazeera

Morocco earthquake: Why authorities accepted limited foreign aid

So far, search-and-rescue teams from only four countries have been allowed to operate after a devastating earthquake.

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The Guardian - UK

Ordinary Moroccans bring aid to quake-hit villages amid criticism of official response

Thousands of ordinary citizens are travelling from all over the country to bring aid to survivors of the earthquake

The Independent UK

Rescue teams are frustrated that Morocco did not accept more international help after earthquake

Rescue teams in Europe are frustrated that Morocco did not throw open its doors to more outside assistance after last week's deadly earthquake

The Guardian - UK

Morocco earthquake: hope fades of finding survivors in rubble

Complicated rescue effort continues as questions remain about king and government’s response

The Independent UK

Search teams reach Moroccan towns devastated by earthquake

More than 2,900 people were killed in the 6.8 magnitude quake, which stretched from the High Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakesh.

Evening Standard

Morocco earthquake: Is it safe to travel to Marrakech?

The disaster has left thousands dead, injured, and homeless

Radio France Internationale

Hopes fade in Morocco as search for quake survivors continues

Hopes of finding more survivors of Morocco's devastating earthquake were fading on Tuesday, four days after more than 2,800 people were killed, most of them in remote villages. Meanwhile, aid agencies are struggling to reach the thousands in need of basic essentials.

The Hindu

What caused Morocco’s earthquake? A geologist studying the Atlas mountains explains

The epicentre of Morocco’s devastating earthquake on 8 September was in the High Atlas Mountains, about 71km south-west of Marrakesh

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