Natural Disasters in Morocco, Libya Disrupt North African Life

GENEVA, Switzerland, October 9, 2023 (ENS) – Two huge disasters have hit northern African countries in the past month – a major earthquake in Morocco and devastating flooding in Libya caused ... Read More

Middle East Roundup: Disaster in North Africa – Morocco quake, Libya ...

North Africa is reeling from environmental disasters, the first was a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that devastated the Atlas Mountains region around Marrakesh, Morocco. Whole families were lost to the ... Read More

North Africa: Morocco and Libya - UN Scales Up Support for Disaster ...

Two very different catastrophes in Morocco and in Libya united by the "unimaginable trauma" of bereaved families, continue to mobilize the UN's relief efforts, the Organisation's top aid ... Read More

Morocco: Disasters in Morocco and Libya - allAfrica.com

Within a period of 48 hours, two horrendous disasters occurred in two North African countries - Morocco and Libya - claiming thousands of lives and causing incalculable economic loss. It started ... Read More

Ramaphosa expresses sadness at disasters in Morocco and Libya - The Citizen

“South Africa shares the pain and loss felt by the people of eastern Libya and Morocco. These disasters highlight, once more, the frailty of life when confronted with the forces of nature.” ... Read More

Letter: Morocco and Libya — a tale of two disasters - Financial Times

The loss of life from natural disasters on a biblical scale in Libya and Morocco has been tragic. Libya is an incredibly wealthy country in a state of chaos; Morocco, a poor country, is an ... Read More

South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa expresses sadness at natural ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has, on behalf of the Government and people of South Africa, expressed his sadness at two natural disasters that have claimed close to 8 000 lives collectively and displaced ... Read More

President expresses South Africa's sadness at natural disasters ... - ZAWYA

President Cyril Ramaphosa has, on behalf of the Government and people of South Africa, expressed his sadness at two natural disasters that have claimed close to 8 000 lives collectively and displaced ... Read More

Students process, fundraise for North Africa disaster relief

Last Friday, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near the city of Marrakech in Morocco, leveling villages and claiming around 3,000 lives. The earthquake was Morocco’s most powerful in more than a ... Read More

What’s delaying aid after Morocco and Libya natural disasters ...

The scale of destruction in North Africa is staggering: in Morocco, a massive earthquake has left more than 2,900 dead and thousands more injured or homeless. In Libya, up to 5,200 are dead and ... Read More