The government of Morocco will spend 120 billion Dirhams to repair the areas damaged by the recent earthquake. This was disclosed by Morocco’s King, Mohammed VI, who affirmed that the country would spend approximately 120billion Dirhams ($11.6 billion) to rebuild the areas damaged by the 6.8-magnitude earthquake on September 8.
The king said the funds would be utilised to support the victims in the provinces mostly affected by the devastating earthquake, totalling about 4.2 million people..
According to the palace on Wednesday, the funds would be majorly used to “rehouse affected people, reconstruct homes and restore infrastructure” over a period of five years.
The 6.8-magnitude earthquake is the strongest and most fatal to hit the North African country in over 60 years, leaving more than 2,900 dead and injuring over 5,000 others.
Infrastructure was also destroyed during the natural disaster, tearing down over 5,000 homes around the High Atlas Mountain.
A total of $700 million was donated to the Moroccan people to help with the recovery plan following the earthquake.
According to the government, it will make up the deficit ($11.3 billion) of the funds received in donations and international aid needed to complete the recovery fund of the earthquake.
The WHO estimates that more than 300,000 individuals in Marrakech and its environs have been impacted. Historic sites have suffered damage, although the regions closest to the Atlas Mountains have been the most severely affected.
Almost all of the dwellings in a section of the village of Asni were damaged, according to eyewitnesses on the foothills of the Alps, who reported seeing some communities completely devastated.
According to Morocco’s Ministry of Education, 585 schools were damaged by the earthquake, with seven teachers confirmed dead and over 30 others suffering injuries.
The ministry has temporarily suspended education activities for students in the most affected regions of the earthquake.
