Earthquake in Morocco, collapses in the medina of Marrakech. PHOTO

At the entrance to the medina of Marrakech through the Salt Gate, between the Mellah and the kasbah, you can immediately perceive how the earthquake that hit Morocco changed everything. The walls have collapsed in several sections and even in the Jewish quarter with the historic balconies and the stars which are sometimes David’s, sometimes Moroccan, five-pointed, the scenery is distorted. In the kasbah, known for its elegant features, displaced people now sleep in rags. And at the end of the street called the “new vineyard” a pile of debris blocks the path

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A portion of the historic walls surrounding Marrakech’s medina, built around 1120 to protect the city from attacks by southern Berber tribes, suffered extensive damage due to the earthquake. These majestic walls extend for a length of 10 kilometers and have 18 gates

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In Jamaa el Fna square, the minaret of a small mosque adjacent to the famous ‘Café de France’ collapsed. In the modern part of the city, cracks have formed in the bell tower of the Catholic church of Gueliz

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Very little remains of the houses and monuments of the old city, a UNESCO heritage site. More than 300,000 people in and around Marrakech need help, as the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) explained, underlining that it is “closely monitoring the situation and stands ready to provide support”. Previously the UN said it was ready to “assist the Government of Morocco in its efforts to help the affected population”

Many buildings, such as the Intangible Heritage Museum, are marked by deep cracks. Thousands of families spent the night outdoors in makeshift camps, lined up on the grass outside the walls, sleeping under palm trees for fear of returning to their homes. This morning – reports the BBC – they collected their blankets but remain outdoors

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King Mohammed VI has already given a mandate to form a ministerial control room that will take care of the reconstruction

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The magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit an area 70 kilometers from Marrakech in particular. The latest bulletin released speaks of over 2 thousand deaths and thousands of injured, many in serious conditions. A budget that is destined to worsen

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Following the massacre caused by the earthquake, three days of national mourning were decreed

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The Red Cross, according to which the emergency could last for years, has opened a fundraiser on its website to help the Moroccan Red Crescent to help the population. Anyone can contribute by connecting to the site https://dona.cri.it/terremoto_marocco/~mia-donazione

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