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

A notebook lies amidst the rubbles following a powerful earthquake in Amizmiz, Morocco, September 9, 2023A notebook lies amidst the rubbles following a powerful earthquake in Amizmiz, Morocco, September 9, 2023

The 6.8 magnitude quake that struck the High Atlas Mountains late on Friday killed at least 2 901 people and injured 5 530, according to the latest official figures, making it Morocco’s deadliest since 1960 and most powerful since at least 1900. At a roadside, Iydouhmad Mohamed, 42, from the remote High Atlas village of Agndiz, sorted through bundles of relief supplies for his village 12 km away, which could only be reached by donkey.“Many people died in my village.

Ordinary Moroccans have brought and delivered many of the supplies reaching mountain villages. The steep, rugged terrain and damaged roads have made the official response patchy, with some of the worst-hit hamlets the last to receive help. Field hospitals and shelters have been set up in more accessible sites.

As he also packed donkeys, he said they could only make the journey to his village twice a day. With many survivors voicing frustration at what they see as the government’s slow emergency response, King Mohammed on Tuesday made his first televised appearance since the quake, meeting injured people at a hospital in Marrakech.

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