Al Haouz earthquake: His Majesty King Mohammed VI thanks brother countries

In the afternoon of Saturday 9 September 2023 at the Royal Palace in Rabat, His Majesty King Mohammed VI chaired, a working session devoted to examining the situation following the painful earthquake that occurred on Friday 8 September and which caused significant human and material losses in the Al-Haouz region.

On this occasion, Mohammed VI was kind enough to express “the most sincere thanks of the Kingdom of Morocco to the many brotherly and friendly countries which have expressed their solidarity with the Moroccan people in this difficult situation and several of whom have expressed their availability to provide assistance and assistance in these particular circumstances”. Here is the point of this session:

– As part of an approach consistent with international standards in such circumstances, the Moroccan authorities have carried out a careful assessment of aid needs on the ground, aware that uncoordinated aid will be counterproductive.

– Based on this assessment, the Moroccan authorities have, at this precise stage, responded favorably, to offers of support from friendly countries offering to provide relief and rescue teams.

– According to the same critical coordination approach during this intervention phase, the teams dispatched by these countries put themselves in operational contact with their Moroccan counterparts.

– With the evolution of intervention operations, the assessment of possible needs could evolve into other phases which could lead to recourse to offers of support from other countries and which implies the provision of other forms of support.

– It is appropriate to welcome this surge of solidarity and mobilization from different regions of the world and which testify to the consideration and recognition of these countries of Morocco's commitment and its numerous contributions to human support and support actions carried out in accordance with to the High Directions of His Majesty the King, May God help him.