Earthquake in Morocco: the distress of residents who have become homeless

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In the Atlas Mountains, the number of homeless people has exploded since the earthquake at the beginning of September. They try to survive outside or in tents. Reporting.

In the Atlas Mountains (Morocco)the roads to access the most remote villages are winding and dangerous. Along the way, houses are devastated. The exhausted residents have almost all become homeless.THE children are cold, they are alone. We have nowhere to go wash”, testifies a man. Like them, more than 300,000 people are waiting to be rehoused. The other challenge is to reconnect with a daily life that is now broken.

11 billion euros for reconstruction

In Taroudant (Morocco)the army set up makeshift schools in tents. In this village, in the south-east of Morocco, no establishment withstood the earthquake.Coming to school is better than staying at home all day.” assures a schoolboy. In all, more than 500 schools were destroyed by the earthquake. The authorities have just announced a budget of 11 billion euros, intended for the reconstruction of devastated areas.


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