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Rabat – King Mohammed VI chaired today a meeting dedicated to the activation of the emergency program for the resettlement of earthquake victims.
The emergency program is part of the royal instructions King Mohammed VI ordered during a work session held on September 9, a day following the earthquake disaster that struck Morocco.
The resettlement program presented to the monarch was prepared by an inter-ministerial commission established under royal instructions to address approximately 50,000 completely or partially collapsed residences across the five affected provinces.
King Mohammed VI chairs the meeting.
One part of the plan concerns emergency temporary housing for the affected population in structures that are designed to withstand cold and bad weather as the country enters the fall months.
Morocco will grant MAD 30,000 ($3,000) in emergency aid to affected households, according to state news agency MAP.
The monarch also stressed the urgent nature of the rehousing operation, as some of the affected families have continued to spend their nights outside or in inadequate housing after their homes collapsed.
King Mohammed VI chairs the meeting.
The resettlement plan also includes urgent reconstruction actions to be carried out immediately after land preparation and stabilization. The country is planning to hand out direct financial aid of MAD 140,000 ($13,800) for completely collapsed homes and MAD 80,000 ($8,000) to cover the reconstruction of partially collapsed houses.
The reconstruction efforts are to be carried out in accordance with the region’s architectural and cultural identity, as well as up to safety standards.
King Mohammed VI with members of the interministerial committee.
The King also stressed the importance of upgrading the infrastructure and quality of public services in the affected areas, and ordered that the children who have been orphaned due to the disaster be granted the status of Wards of the Nation.
Since striking Morocco on Friday night, the devastating earthquake has so far resulted in 3,000 fatalities and left over 5,000 others suffering from injuries of varying severities.
