The four-legged victims of the earthquake in Morocco

2023-09-22 22:28:31

Amin walks along the edge of a cliff, amid the dust raised by cars in their wake, in the High Atlas of Morocco. Next to him, a donkey carries a bag of blankets on one side, and a couple of jugs of water on the other. They both walk to a sloping hill, inaccessible to cars and vans carrying humanitarian aid, and begin to climb.

“This is the only donkey I have left, I have lost the rest,” he tells elDiario.es. Amin, 76, is one of many Moroccans who use donkeys and donkeys as a means of transportation. After the tragic earthquake on September 8, these animals are essential to access the most remote villages, where aid arrives in dribs and drabs.