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Earthquake in Morocco
Published on September 14, 2023 9:25 p.m. Updated on September 14, 2023 9:56 p.m
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franceinfo
Article written by franceinfo – M. Materaï, M. Khiat, L. Le Moigne
France TV
The deadly earthquake had a psychological impact on Moroccan children. That’s why local authorities send psychologists and social workers to support them. Reporting.
Their eyes are dull, but despite their young age, they understand very well what is happening to them. In one night, the children born in the villages of the Atlas lost all of their landmarks, sometimes even the most precious: their parents. “We slept. […] The house began to shake. “My mother protected me,” testifies a little girl. In Azilal (Morocco), a little boy is still in shock. Since the earthquake he no longer wants to leave his mother. These children from modest families now live in gradually constructed camps.
Keep the kids busy
A military hospital was set up by the authorities in this city. Army psychologists and social workers are on hand to support the children affected. They are the focus of the specialists deployed on site. A hospital has also been set up in the village of Asni, south of Marrakesh. The children no longer have a home or a school. Under the tents, the social workers restore the atmosphere of the classrooms. So that the children can get their lives back under control. The biggest challenge will be rebuilding schools.
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