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Disaster Overview in Morocco
On 8 September 2023 at 22.11 UTC, a powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck Morocco at 18.5 km depth. The epicenter was in the High Atlas Mountains, 71km (44 miles) southwest of Marrakesh. Marrakesh, with a population of 840,000, is the city most impacted. According to the media, several houses have collapsed, and other buildings have been reported to have structural damage.
The official death toll is 2,946 people, and 6,125 individuals were injured in the wake of this natural disaster.2 Relief efforts to deal with the situation continue to reconstruct the destroyed or partially damaged houses.
A register to record the victims of the Al Haouz earthquake will be open until January 16, 2024, the Ministry of the Interior announced on Tuesday, 21st November 2023. Referring to the earlier decree, the Ministry highlighted that the list of affected local authorities has been established. The registration process is open until January 16, 2024, through dedicated offices at the caïdats and relevant administrative annexes or via the electronic portal www.recensementcatastrophes.ma. The victim, one of the rightful claimants, or any individual or entity associated with the victim can complete this registration.
Morocco plans to spend at least 120 billion dirhams ($11.7bn) in a post-earthquake reconstruction plan over the next five years, the royal palace has said, after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck on September 8, killing more than 2,900 people, mainly in the High Atlas Mountains.
The plan would target 4.2 million people in the worst-hit provinces of Al Haouz, Chichaoua, Taroudant, Marrakesh,
Ouarzazate, and Azizlal, the royal palace said on Wednesday, following a meeting of King Mohammed VI with government and army officials.
Disaster Overview in Libya
On September 10th, Storm Daniel struck northeastern Libya, causing torrential rains and flash floods that affected numerous cities and towns. The hardest-hit areas include Derna, Albayda,
Soussa, Al-Marj, Shahat, Taknis, Battah, Tolmeita, Bersis, Tokra, and Al-Abyar. Schools and hotels are being used as shelters. Albayda’s hospital, which serves the entire Green Mountain region, has been flooded, forcing the evacuation of ICU patients to private hospitals and clinics and relocating other patients to different buildings.
The human casualties are substantial 45 days following the floods, and more than 43,000 people remain displaced inside the country, including 16,000 in Derna. About 156,000 people have been reached with humanitarian assistance. Of 231 healthcare facilities assessed, only 17 were fully functional, 168 were just partly, and 29 needed to be functional.5 Around 884,000 people in five provinces (Mantikas) reside in areas directly impacted by Libya's storm and flash floods, experiencing varying degrees of impact.