Asni, Morocco — AFP When Moroccan earthquake survivor Khadija Temera was sent to a psychiatrist on Tuesday, she was just one of a hundred newly traumatised patients who would be seen within 24 hours. The powerful quake last Friday killed more than 2,900 people, most of them in remote villages of the High Atlas Mountains. […]
Tikht, Morocco — AFP It was delicate work for the searchers to remove the woman’s body from the rubble of a village that effectively ceased to exist in Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in over six decades. Her 25-year-old fiance Omar Ait Mbarek watched the digging Sunday with his eyes red and full of tears just kilometres [&hel...
Volker Türk, told Human Rights Council in Geneva that attacks had occurred in at least eight locations GENEVA, Switzerland – The head of the U. N’s human rights panel said Tuesday that hundreds of civilians have been killed in ethnically motivated attacks in Sudan’s West Darfur region. The attacks, perpetrated by Sudan’s para...
Derna, Libya – AFP Libya’s eastern city of Derna was counting its dead Wednesday after devastating flash floods unleashed by Storm Daniel with the Red Cross warning that 10,000 are missing. Two river dams burst after the storm hit on Sunday afternoon, releasing an enormous surge of water that tore through the Mediterranean coastal ...
Marrakesh, Morocco – AFP Rescue teams stepped up a massive effort to bring relief to devastated Moroccan mountain villages Wednesday as the chances faded fast for finding survivors from the powerful earthquake which killed 2,900 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless. Vehicles packed with supplies were inching up winding mountain...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the US will send emergency funds to relief organizations for floods in Libya. The US president offered condolences to those who lost loved ones in the devastating floods. “In this difficult hour, the United States is sending emergency funds to relief organizations and coo...
Geneva, Switzerland – – AFP The Red Cross has appealed for more than $112 million to provide desperately needed assistance in Morocco, days after a powerful earthquake killed nearly 2,900 people. “We are seeking 100 million Swiss francs ($112 million) to be able to deliver on the most pressing needs at this time,” Carol...
Geneva, Switzerland – – AFP Three Red Crescent volunteers have died while helping victims of devastating freak floods in the eastern Libya, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said. “Heartbreaking news from Libya. Three volunteers from (the Libya Red Crescent) lost their lives while on duty he...
ANKARA (AA) – The EU has offered assistance to Libya, where catastrophic floods after Storm Daniel have killed over 5300 people. “Harrowing images from Libya following deaths & destruction caused by floods, especially in the East of the country,” EU Council chief Charles Michel wrote on X, and expressed the EU’s ...
Backlash against proposed policy came from Muslim nurses and their supporters for imposing ban on wearing hijab while on duty JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – South Africa is reconsidering its proposed dress code for Muslim nurses after reactions from the community. The Department of Health said it is reviewing all submissions and feedback a...
