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Published on: 13 Jan, 2021

Villagers’ makeshift tents

Published on: 17 September, 2023

Villagers in some of the most isolated areas hit by Morocco’s earthquake are still living in makeshift tents and relying on donkeys to bring vital supplies as they waited for state aid to reach them nearly a week after the disaster.

The 6.8 magnitude earthquake, which struck the High Atlas Mountains on September 8th has killed 2,946 people and injured 5,674, according to the latest official figures, making it Morocco’s deadliest since 1960 and most powerful since at least 1900.

Morocco’s government has announced an aid programme to support those who were left homeless.

The plan includes providing 50,000 housing units to accommodate survivors.

Aljazeera.