Highlights:
· As of September 12th, the Moroccan government reports 2,901 fatalities and 5,530 people injured.
· At least 1,663 buildings have been affected.
· A field hospital has been established in the Tafencolt community.
· More than 300 tons of medical supplies have been deployed to the affected areas. The government has stated that this is sufficient to meet the medical needs of survivors.
· The EU has allocated 200,000 Euros to the Moroccan Red Crescent.
· European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid personnel and UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination teams have been deployed to Rabat.
Sources:
· Earthquake: Stock of Medicines to Treat Wounded is More than Sufficient
· Morocco - Earthquake, update (DG ECHO, Government of Morocco, UNICEF) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 September 2023)
· Moroccan Government Twitter Page
· Copernicus EMS Twitter Page
Resources
ACAPS Thematic report - Morocco Earthquake: province profiles for al-Haouz, Taroudant, and Chichaoua (New)
Morocco - Earthquake Sep 2023: Reference map showing Population for affected Provinces (12 Sep 2023) (New)
Morocco, MENA region | Earthquake - Emergency Appeal n° MDRMA010 (New)
Canadian Red Cross, Monetary Donations Website (New)
Copernicus EMS, Earthquake in Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco Situational reporting (New)
Moroccan Government, Monetary Donations Website
Center for International Disaster Information, Monetary Donations
Center for Disaster Philanthropy, How to help Morocco’s earthquake survivors
UNITAR, 6.8 Earthquake Web Map
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