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Morocco earthquake: Morocco needs $11.6 billion over five years to reconstruct earthquake-hit areas
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco says it will need 120 billion dirhams (about $11 Full text...
Morocco earthquake: Government activates emergency programme to rehouse victims
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco is activating an emergency programme for rehousing victims as well as caring for those most affected by the earthquake that struck the North African country one week ago Full text...
Morocco earthquake: Death toll reaches 2,946
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll in the earthquake that hit Morocco on 8 September has risen to 2,946, while injuries have reached 5,674 Full text...
An airlift of Algerian humanitarian aid to Libya after the deadly floods
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A high-ranking Algerian government delegation led by the Minister of the Interior, Local Authorities and Town and Country Planning, Brahim Merad, has informed the chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, that Algeria had begun sending a large amount of humanitarian aid to Libya via an air bridge made up of 8 Algerian Army aircraft Full text...
Morocco earthquake: IFRC launches 100 million Swiss Francs emergency appeal to scale up relief efforts
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched an emergency appeal for 100 million Swiss Francs to further scale up relief efforts of the Moroccan Red Crescent after a devastating earthquake that has killed nearly 3,000 people Full text...
UPDATE: Morocco earthquake: Death toll goes up to 2,901 with 5,530 injuries
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll from Morocco's devastating earthquake has gone up to 2,901 frrom 2,681, the Ministry of the Interior announced on Tuesday Full text...
Morocco earthquake: AfDB President bemoans devastation
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Full text...
Morocco earthquake: Death toll rises to 2,862 as hopes to rescue victims trapped under rubbles fade
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll from last Friday's earthquake that struck several Moroccan provinces and prefectures has risen to 2,862, up from 2,681, as hopes of finding survivors that may still be trapped under the rubble have all but disappeared Full text...
2ND UPDATE: Morocco earthquake: Death toll rises to 2,681
Rabat, Ethiopia (PANA) - Morocco's Ministry of the Interior said on Monday issued a second update on the toll of last Friday night's earthquake in Morocco Full text...
UPDATE: Morocco earthquake: Death toll rises to 2,497
Rabat, Ethiopia (PANA) - Morocco's Ministry of the Interior said on Monday that the death toll from last Friday night's earthquake has risen to 2,497 Full text...
Morocco earthquake: Rescuers battle odds to reach victims
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Battling blocked roads, rough terrain, distance, inadequate equipment and aftershocks, among others, rescuers are racing against time to reach people who may still be trapped under the rubble and also deliver aid after Morocco's devastating earthquake that has claimed at least 2,122 lives so far Full text...
UPDATE: Morocco earthquake: Death toll climbs to 2,122 as rescue teams reach some badly hit areas
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll from last Friday's earthquake in Morocco has climbed again to 2,122 as rescuers on Sunday reached some of the worst affected areas that have seen huge devastation to buildings and other infrastructure Full text...
Morocco wakes up in fear of more grim news as death toll in earthquake climbs to 2,012
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Mooccans are waking up on Sunday to more grim news as the scale of the devastation of Friday night's earthquake in the North African country becomes clearer with the death toll rising to 2,012 and 2,059 injured, according to official figures Full text...
4TH UPDATE: Morocco declares three days of national mourning for earthquake victims
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has declared three days of national mourning after a deadly earthquake on Friday night caused huge fatalities and injuries as well as massive destruction Full text...
3RD UPDATE: Death toll in Morocco earthquake now 1,037
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll on the earthquake that struck Morocco on Saturday is now 1,037, the Ministry of the Interior said State TV quoted the Ministry as saying more than 1,000, with 721 in critical condition Full text...
Libyan authorities show solidarity with Morocco for earthquake victims
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan authorities have expressed their full solidarity and compassion with Morocco for the victims of the earthquake that struck the centre of the country, causing a heavy human toll and enormous material damage Full text...
2ND UPDATE: Death toll in Morocco earthquake crosses 1,000-mark
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll in the earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday night is now over 1,000, according the local media Full text...
UPDATE: Death toll in Morocco earthquake rises to 'at least 820' - Interior ministry
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll in the earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday night has climbed to "at least 820", the Ministry of the Interior has announced Full text...
Hundreds die as powerful earthquake hits central Morocco
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - At least 632 people have died when a powerful earthquake hit Morocco on Friday night, the Ministry of the Interior has said Full text...
Libyan Prime Minister instructs activation of seismic monitoring network in Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba Friday gave instructions for the activation of the stations of the National Seismic Monitoring Network with modern technologies to enable it to fulfill its mission Full text...
Sudan sends third shipment of humanitarian assistance to earthquake victims
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Monday dispatched the third planeload of humanitarian assistance to the victims of the lethal earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey Full text...
Earthquake: Turkey and Syria "will recover very quickly from the effects of this disaster", say African diplomats
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea-Conakry, meeting in Ouagadougou on Thursday, said in a message of condolence that Turkey and Syria "will recover very quickly from the effects of this disaster", referring to the earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday, causing numerous victims and enormous material damage" Full text...
Ghanaian footballer Atsu still unaccounted for after Turkey earthquake - Club doctor, Ambassador
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian footballer, Christian Atsu, who was caught in the earthquake in Turkey has still not been accounted for, according to the local media quoting his club's doctor and Ghana's ambassador in Turkey Full text...
Kenya prepares relief response to Türkiye earthquake
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - There has been no Kenyan affected by the earthquake which hit Türkiye and Syria on Monday, killing over 5,000 people and leaving a trail of destruction, the Kenyan foreign ministry said Tuesday Full text...
Libyan PM reaffirms support to Turkey after earthquake
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba on Monday reaffirmed support to Turkey in a telephone conversation with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria earlier in the day Full text...
South African President expresses sadness at earthquake Turkey, Syria; aid group to assist
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday expressed his sadness following the deaths of thousands of people in Turkey and Syria following an earthquake which affected both countries Full text...
Nigerian president commiserates with Turkey, Syria on devastating earthquake
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday commiserated with the government and people of Turkey and Syria on the earthquake which devastated parts of the two countries killing at least 2,300 people Full text...
Earthquake of 3.7 magnitude recorded in central Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An earthquake measuring 3 Full text...
Earthquake again hits Guinea
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The earth shook again on Tuesday, very early in the morning, in the sub-prefecture of Bangouya, located in the district of Kindia, in maritime Guinea, about 130 km from the capital, Conakry, several local radio stations reported, quoting the Guinean News Agency (AGP) Full text...
Buhari condoles with Turkey, Greece over earthquake, deaths
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday condoled with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, over an earthquake that struck the two countries with many casualties Full text...
Strong earthquake hits off-shore Tanzania near Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A strong 6 Full text...
Two earthquakes hit central Morocco without causing damage
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Two earthquakes of 5 Full text...
Earthquake of 3.71 magnitude rocks southern Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 3 Full text...
A tremor of 3.48 magnitude hits northwest Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several residents of the Tunisian city of Sekiet Sidi Youssef, near the border with Algeria, were frightened early Wednesday by an earthquake of 3 Full text...
Two earthquakes hit northern Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 3 Full text...
Algeria hit by a 4.9 earthquake on the Richter scale
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - An earthquake, measuring 4 Full text...
Southeastern Tunisia hit by 2 mild successive earthquakes
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian National Institute of Meteorology recorded Monday evening, at 8:35 PM, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3 Full text...