2023-09-11 11:34:42
The number of victims of earthquake that hit Morocco last Friday already exceeded 4,000 victims between dead and injured while rescue operations continue in several southern villages of the country, work to which the first Spanish rescue teams this same Sunday.
The earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.8, had its epicenter in Ighil, 63 km from Marrakech, the tourist capital of Morocco.
The earthquake, magnitude 6.8shook several provinces in the south of the country, with its epicenter in the town of Ighil63 kilometers southwest of Marrakech, the tourist capital of Morocco.
According to the latest provisional balance sheet offered by the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior, the earthquake has caused a total of 2,122 dead and 2,421 injuredof them 1,351 serious.
The province with the most deaths is Al Haouz, which registered at least 1,351, and the second is Taroudant, where the earthquake has already left 492 deaths.
Several people walk through the rubble in the village of Tafagajt (Morocco). / EFE/ María Traspaderne
Morocco analyzes more international aid
In a statement, the Ministry of the Interior indicated that the country’s authorities could resort to more international help as rescue efforts progress. Until now he accepted the aid from four countries: Spain, Qatar, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.
The same source indicated that the Moroccan authorities carried out “a precise assessment” of the needs on the ground, and specified that “the lack of coordination” in aid management could have counterproductive results.
So far Morocco has accepted help from four countries: Spain, Qatar, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates
“As the intervention operations progress, the assessment of possible needs evolves, which would lead to resorting to the support offers proposed by other friendly countries in accordance with the needs of each stage,” the ministry said.
Arrival of the EMU and Spanish firefighters
Spanish aid has already materialized with the sending of UME Urban Search and Rescue teamwhich arrived this Sunday in Marrakech after taking off from the Zaragoza Air Base on an A400 Air Force plane.
The urban search and rescue team, made up of 56 soldiers and four dogs, moved from Marrakech to Tala N’ Yaqouban area located 25 kilometers from the epicenter of the earthquake, and became the first certified to reach the emergency zone.
Also groups of Spanish firefighters They arrived in Marrakech this Sunday to collaborate with the Moroccan authorities in the rescue efforts.
Isolated villages 48 hours later
As rescue operations progress, several villagers reported that 17 mountain villages in the Imgdal regionabout 77 kilometers south of Marrakech and about 50 kilometers from the epicenter of the earthquake, remain isolated without basic help.
These are towns like Anamir, Tiguirst, Taghzut and Taurirt, which according to these residents are totally isolated. In this last town, a woman gave birth outdoors without the possibility of transferring her to a hospital, as Omar Ait Said, from Taurirt, explained to EFE.
The isolation in towns near the epicenter of the Moroccan earthquake is aggravated by the collapse of their roadswhich hinders residents from accessing the medical care and help they need.
Several villages remain isolated this Sunday night in the area near the epicenter of the Moroccan earthquake due to the collapse of their roads. / EFE/María Traspaderne
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