Earthquake In Morocco: 11 Billion Euros For The Affected Areas

A house in the village of Talat N’Yaaqoub, in Al Haouz province, September 12, 2023. PALOMA LAUDET/FROM FORMAT FOR “LE MONDE”

Morocco announced on Wednesday September 20 a budget of almost 11 billion euros intended for the reconstruction, resettlement and socio-economic development of the areas affected by the September 8 earthquake.

According to the latest official report, the earthquake in Al Haouz province, south of Marrakesh, killed nearly 3,000 people and injured more than 5,600, particularly affecting remote mountainous areas.

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The authorities’ planned amount of 120 billion dirhams (around 11 billion euros) should benefit 4.2 million residents over a period of five years, according to a press release from the royal cabinet.

The program concerns in particular the “resettlement of the affected people, the reconstruction of housing and the rehabilitation of infrastructure,” says the text, which came at the end of a meeting chaired by King Mohammed VI. has been published. It must also enable the “development and upgrading of areas” and promote “economic activity” in these largely disadvantaged regions.

Since September 8, survivors have been relocated to the camps where they live with the help of authorities and volunteers. The number of people made homeless by the earthquake is unknown.