Mountains of rubble are piling up in some towns near the epicenter of the magnitude 7 earthquake that shook the country last night. There are still victims below.
The first hours after the earthquake that shook Morocco are hectic more than 1037 dead and 1204 injured, numbers that are rising. The country is busy searching for new victims in the rubble as international aid arrives, although rescue efforts in the worst-hit areas are proving difficult.
In some cities near the earthquake epicenter, such as Amizmiz, the mountains of rubble. There are still victims below.
Half of the deaths, 542, are concentrated in the Al Hazoud region, populated by small villages, some of which have been completely destroyed. Many of the houses are made of adobeand the fused earth did not withstand the shocks of the magnitude 7 earthquake.
Today, rescue tasks are concentrated in homes of many of these cities, while their residents live on the streets.
Meanwhile, leaders and governments from different parts of the world have offered help to Morocco after the devastating earthquake.
So the European Commission has announced the activation of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service, to assist the country with maps, and about thirty Andalusian firefighters They will be part of the international teams deployed to collaborate in the rescue efforts of possible survivors.
For their part, the Algerian authorities have announced the opening of their airspace, closed two years earlier, for humanitarian flights and the transport of injured people.
Several more Middle Eastern countries They expressed their solidarity with Morocco and offered their support. Also Germany He has shown his willingness to help.
Source: EITB
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