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International Aid Pours in for Earthquake-Stricken Morocco
Sep 11, 2023 2:18 AM

Several foreign governments have offered aid and support to Morocco following the powerful earthquake that occurred on Friday. Here is a list of nations that have extended their aid and support to earthquake-stricken Morocco: (Reuters Image)

UNITED STATES: The United States dispatched a small team of disaster experts to Morocco to assess the situation, identify unmet humanitarian needs and work with the government of Morocco to identify additional support. According to a Reuters report, a US official said the team arrived on the ground on Sunday.

BRITAIN: Britain said it was deploying 60 search and rescue specialists and 4 dogs on Sunday, as well as a four-person medical assessment team.

OMAN: Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said of Oman ordered rescue teams and urgent relief and medical aid to be sent to Morocco, the Omani state news agency said on Sunday.

TUNISIA:Tunisia has assembled a team, which is waiting to depart pending authorisation from Morocco, to support search and rescue efforts, a spokesperson for the country's civil protection agency said on Sunday. Interior Ministry officials said earlier that the team had already arrived in Morocco. The team includes about 50 paramedics and personnel from a specialised unit, search dogs, as well as advanced thermal monitoring devices, a drone to detect victims under the rubble and a field hospital.

SPAIN:In response to a formal request from Morocco, Spain, demonstrating its solidarity and friendship with the Moroccan people, is set to dispatch search and rescue teams along with aid, according to Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares. Albares communicated this commitment during an interview with Catalunya Radio, following a conversation with his Moroccan counterpart. The Spanish Emergency Military Unit (UME), an army division specialising in search and rescue missions, is reportedly preparing for deployment to Morocco, as per Spanish television RTVE.

FRANCE:While France is prepared to assist Morocco, a request for aid has not yet been made by the Moroccan government, according to a spokesperson from the French Foreign Ministry. In a separate development, the ministry is mobilising a fund comprised of local government contributions to facilitate solidarity actions, with pledges nearing 2 million euros ($2.14 million). Telecoms group Orange has announced that it will waive charges for fixed and mobile calls as well as SMS to Morocco for its mobile clients until Sept. 16. This gesture has been extended by Orange’s units in Belgium, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia, offering free communication to Morocco for a week.

ISRAEL:Israel’s national medical and disaster emergency service, Magen David Adom, has extended an offer of assistance to the Moroccan Red Crescent, as stated by its head on Saturday. The organisation is preparing to dispatch representatives within the next few hours, according to a recent statement. These representatives will collaborate with delegations from the Ministry of Health and the Israel Defence Forces in their efforts.

ALGERIA:Algeria, which broke off ties with Morocco two years ago, said it would open its air space for humanitarian and medical flights to Morocco. In a statement on Saturday, Algeria's presidency said it was ready to provide humanitarian aid and offer all its material and human capabilities in solidarity with the Moroccan people if Morocco requests such help.

TURKEY:Turkey's AFAD disaster management authority said on Saturday that 265 aid workers from AFAD, the Turkish Red Crescent and other Turkish NGOs were ready to travel to the earthquake region in case Morocco calls for international assistance. It also said that Turkey was ready to deliver 1,000 tents to the affected areas. By Sunday the team had not yet departed.

KUWAIT:Kuwait’s Emir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah directed the government to provide all necessary relief supplies for Morocco, the state news agency (KUNA) said on Saturday.

TAIWAN:Taiwan’s fire department said on Saturday it had put a team of 120 rescuers on standby to go to Morocco the moment they get instructions from Taiwan’s foreign ministry.

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