Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the G20 summit in New Delhi on Saturday with "heartfelt condolences" to everyone affected by the quake.įrance activated a fund that allows all local governments throughout the country, regardless of their size, to make financial contributions for emergency humanitarian operations abroad. Global aid and reactions: Leaders from around the world - including US President Joe Biden, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, France's Emanuel Macron, Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan - have extended their condolences to Morocco. Moroccan response: Morocco's King Mohammed VI issued instructions to set up a commission for relief services, which will provide care, housing and foods for those affected. The Tinmal Mosque in the High Atlas mountains, a prime example of Almohad architecture, was also severely damaged. History destroyed: Marrakech’s Medina and city walls, adored by tourists, were hit particularly heavily, their century-old structures unable to withstand the violent shake. Injured people from closer to the epicenter were brought to city hospitals, with medics performing open-air triage with many patients. Uncertainty looms: CNN's Benjamin Brown, who was in Marrakech at the time of the earthquake, observed many of the city’s parks, plazas and parking lots transformed into impromptu campsites amid destruction and fear of aftershocks. Outside are children, the elderly, and other people bringing supplies and bags with clothes and food, preparing for what may become a long stay away from their homes.įlags around the city are flying at half-staff to mark three days of national mourning.įlights in and out of Marrakech, a major hub, have been operating mostly as normal, although the airport was quite busy overnight into Sunday, with dozens of tourists spending the night sleeping on the floor in the main terminal.
Whole families are huddled together, trying to get some rest after a night on Friday. In the Oliveraie Park in central Marrakech, hundreds of people are spending the night lying on blankets and makeshift mattresses. People are staying away from the buildings in the historical part of the town as some of them have been damaged and there is a fear they could collapse. It’s a warm night in Marrakech and many people have decided to spend the night outside, afraid to sleep in their homes in case there are any further tremors.
People rest outside in central Marrakech, Morocco, on Saturday.
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