In Morocco, faced with the scale of the destruction caused by the earthquake that struck the province of Al Haouz just a year ago, the authorities have set up an ambitious programme to replace or rehabilitate damaged buildings. But in the villages of the High Atlas, houses are slow to emerge from the ground.
On September 8, 2023, the Kingdom of Morocco was struck by a powerful earthquakethe deadliest the country has seen in more than 60 years. In the center of the country, the High Atlas region, where the epicenter is located, nearly 3,000 people were killed, more than 5,600 injured. Villages were almost completely wiped off the map in the Al Haouz provinceNearly 60,000 homes were damaged or destroyed.
The task is immense for the Moroccan state, which has decided to support the most affected families. Those whose main residence is in the disaster area have started to receive aid of 80,000 dirhams, or just over 7,000 euros, to renovate their partially damaged homes. Those whose homes were completely destroyed should receive 140,000 dirhams, approximately 13,000 euros, to rebuild their homes.
Multiple state aids
- RFI
