In a video broadcast on Twitter In his address to the Moroccan people on Tuesday September 12, Emmanuel Macron denounced “controversies that have no basis” over the bilateral relations between France and Morocco, while Rabat did not spend an hour on that of Paris after the devastating earthquake in Morocco The Marrakesh region has not accepted the proposed aid. “It is obviously up to His Majesty the King and the government of Morocco to organize international assistance in a completely sovereign manner and therefore we are at the disposal of their sovereign decision,” the French president said. Follow our live stream.
• King Mohammed VI. appeared in public for the first time. Barely four days after the earthquake, the King of Morocco made his first appearance before a crowd in Marrakech. The ruler was cheered by thousands of residents who had gathered on the roadsides to follow his procession. According to the official MAP agency, he then visited the injured before donating blood.
More than 100 million euros in donations needed. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched an appeal for donations of around 100 million euros to support relief efforts in Morocco. “We need 100 million Swiss francs (105 million euros) to respond to the most urgent needs,” said IFRC head of operations Caroline Holt during a press conference on health, water, sanitation and hygiene in Geneva.
Almost 2,900 dead. The preliminary toll still stands at 2,862 dead, according to the latest press release from the Moroccan Interior Ministry, published on Monday evening. The 6.8 magnitude earthquake on Friday evening also injured 2,562 people as the search for possible survivors continues.