Fallen boulders and streets jammed with packed cars streaming away from the afflicted mountain region have slowed rescue efforts, with villagers themselves trying to dig their neighbors out of the rubble.
Powerful earthquakes are uncommon in the stricken region, the last M6 [6 magnitude and larger] hitting there in 1900, and only nine M5 temblors since then.
The last major earthquake to strike Morocco, a 6.3 named al-Hoceima, struck in 2004, also in the Atlas Mountains, but on its northernmost coast in the western Mediterranean Sea at an active plate edge.
Zakat Foundation of America is on the ground providing Morocco earthquake relief. Emergency help will be given to the stricken people of Morocco. As an international NGO, emergency response is a staple program of the organization. Representatives will be providing immediate provisions of food, water and health supplies, then following up with more long term-care and initiatives. A similar project was conducted by Zakat Foundation in Turkieye, with its tent village now converting into long term homes. Zakat Foundation will be similarly committed to long term recovery in Morocco as the disaster unfolds.
Donations are welcome and will provide:
Medical supplies and hygiene kits ($35)
Food pack for a family of five ($50)
Food packs for four families ($200)
Tent and floor mat ($300)
Zakat Foundation does not take any cost out of emergency funding. 100% of funds donated to Morocco Emergency will go directly to aid and assist, no admin cost will be taken out.
