my innovation journey starts inland, south of morocco s major cities and mighty atlas mountains, just north of the sahara desert, near the quiet outpost of ouarzazate. this part of saharan morocco is known as the door of the desert. the landscape out here, it s almost like it s from another world. feels like we could be on mars. these plains receive three times the sun as parts of northern europe. ..and are home to a world leading project of staggering scale. this is noor, a solar power station, putting morocco at the forefront of pioneering renewable technology. i m used to feeling small, but this makes me feel even smaller. hello, abed, salam. hello, my friend, salam. nice to meet you. nice to meet you, too. this is incredible! and lots of sun. lots of sun, yeah. which is what we want for something like this. yeah. this is not an ordinary solarfield. panels with over 7,000 mirrors follow the sun. and i can hear lots of sounds at the moment. it s quite eerie. is that the pan
Welcome to the programme. We start in morocco, where Search And Rescue crews are trying to reach people in the areas worst affected by friday nights powerful earthquake. More than 2,000 people are now known to have died. Three days of National Mourning have been declared. This is the small town of asni in the Atlas Mountains about 30 miles 45km south of marrakesh. Very few buildings have been left undamaged by the 6. 8 magnitude quake. Live now to marrakesh, we can speak to our correspondent anna holligan. This is a un World Heritage site and the Culture Agency has offered to help morocco come up with a repair strategy. In marrakesh, 300,000 people, about a quarter of the population, has been affected. I just want to take you closer to give you the full picture. This is the mask and the minaret has crumbled. There are piles of rubble here earlier which have been removed by heavy machinery. Some of the street signs have been vented and twisted. Here, you can see some of the debris has f
Hello, im rich preston. We start in morocco, where Search And Rescue crews are trying to reach people in the areas worst affected by friday nights powerful earthquake. More than 2,000 people are now known to have died. Three days of National Mourning have been declared. This is the small town of asni in the atlas mountains, about 30 miles or 45km south of marrakesh. Very few buildings have been left undamaged by the 6. 8 lets show you some live pictures from amizmiz, near the epicentre. It is about 55 kilometres south of marrakesh. You can see Heavy Machinery and diggers have marrakesh. You can see Heavy Machinery and diggers have been brought into work through the rubble as they search for survivors. The popular Tourist City Of Marrakesh has reported a lower death toll than other areas, but there was considerable damage to buildings. The un says around 300,000 people have been affected in marrakesh and the surrounding area. 0ur correspondent Anna Holligan is there. This is a unesco Wo
Very good to have your company, welcome to the programme. We start in morocco, where Search And Rescue crews are trying to reach people in the areas worst affected by friday nights powerful earthquake. More than 2,000 people are now known to have died. Three days of National Mourning have been declared. This is the small town of asni in the Atlas Mountains, about 30 miles or 45km south of marrakesh. Very few buildings have been left undamaged by the 6. 8 magnitude quake in asni. Meanwhile, lets bring you these live pictures from amizmiz which is about 55 kilometres south of marrakesh, also at the foot of the Atlas Mountains. We can see those yellow tents which have been set up in the background there as people get into the region, aid starts to come into the area and rescuers making that very much their base as they head into the towns and villages which have been worst affected by this quake. We can speak to our correspondent anna holligan. She is in the city of marrakesh and joins us
The ability to go surfing on the weekend or the ability to go hiking on the weekend definitely makes it even better. when i arrived at marrakech airport, they asked me, what am i going to be doing? and i said, i m going. to be working remotely. and they weren t worried about that. i love just being able to find cheap food in the souks and, you know, i not having to cook in my airbnb all the time another part ofjulie s co working space has an exhibition all about the country s rich cinematic history a reminder of how morocco s film industry has attracted many visitors throughout the years. ah, so this is casablanca. here s looking at you, kid. and that s my next stop. casablanca is the country s largest metropolis where moroccan tradition and international influence culminate in new fashion, food, art and film.