Moroccans continue digging out victims from this month’s 6.8-magnitude earthquake in the Atlas Mountains. The death toll now stands at nearly 3,000 people. Many more have been left homeless. Morocco’s government has so far only accepted aid from a handful of countries, but Moroccans overseas are stepping up. In Spain, they’re collecting supplies to send to victims, but it
Achraf Issam flew back to his home in Illinois on Thursday after a three-week trip to visit his parents in Morocco. The next day, he got a “surreal” call about a devastating earthquake that hit the country. “My parents live in Marrakech, so that’s only 40 miles or so from the epicenter,” Issam said. “My mom had been sleeping. My dad was awake, and they said that the whole house was shaking for .
Achraf Issam flew back to his home in Illinois on Thursday after a three-week trip to visit his parents in Morocco. The next day, he got a “surreal” call about a devastating earthquake that hit the country. “My parents live in Marrakech, so that’s only 40 miles or so from the epicenter,” Issam said. “My mom had been sleeping. My dad was awake, and they said that the whole house was shaking for .
His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of Royal Armed Forces (FAR), has commended officers, non-commissioned officers and privates on the occasion of its 66th anniversary. King Mohammed VI in a statement praised the FAR for their dedicated service to the Kingdom and international…