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Morocco quake survivors pack donkeys with supplies to reach cut-off villages

A man packs bottles of water on his donkey after receiving donations, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, near Talat N'Yaaqoub, in Morocco, on 12th September, 2023.

Outside Agndiz, Morocco Reuters With many roads still blocked by landslides, some Moroccan villagers on Wednesday loaded donkeys with supplies to take to remote areas inaccessible by vehicle, as some earthquake survivors’ frustration mounted at the pace of official response. The 6.8 magnitude quake that struck the High Atlas Mountains late on Friday killed at […]

Morocco earthquake killed young boy as family sat at dinner table

A person stands near damaged houses in Tafeghaghte, a remote village of the High Atlas mountains, following a powerful earthquake in Morocco, on 10th September, 2023

Tafeghaghte, Morocco Reuters Hamid ben Henna had just asked his young son Marouane to fetch a knife to cut a melon for the family’s evening meal when Morocco’s earthquake hit on Friday night.  With the weekend beginning, they had been enjoying a lamb and vegetable tagine stew and Marouane had been telling his father what […]