3 years on, Morocco earthquake victims still wait for help

Reconstruction has progressed in the three years since the 2023 Morocco earthquake, but some survivors are still living in tents. Locals are divided as to how successful it's been, and whether state aid is enough. On September 8, 2023, a devastating earthquake struck the Al Haouz region in Morocco , killing over 2,900 people, injuring more than 5,500 and causing widespread destruction. In the village of Ighermane in the High Atlas Mountains, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) southwest of Marrakech, Mohamed Ait Belaid, 72, feels like things are actually going pretty well for him three years later. He had been living in a tent after the earthquake but now resides in a newly built house, even though it's smaller than the one destroyed in the earthquake. "I benefited from partial [state] support and received 80,000 dirhams [around €7,300] for rebuilding," he told DW. "I added about 100,000 [€9,110] dirhams from my own pocket.

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