The King of Spain Felipe VI has expressed his desolation to the King of Morocco Mohamed VI for the “violent” earthquake and conveys “in my name, in that of the government and in that of the Spanish people our deepest feeling of pain for the terrible consequences.” of this disaster as well as the most heartfelt condolences”, says the telegram sent to the Alahuita monarch, reports María Pina.
Felipe Vl addresses Mohamed VI as “your majesty” and “dear brother” in the heading of the telegram sent to the Moroccan king, to whom he says goodbye in his message “with great affection and my fraternal embrace.”
Felipe VI also conveys the solidarity and support of Queen Letizia, with the “dear” Moroccan people, “in these moments of mourning and uncertainty”, after the earthquake that left at least 1,037 dead and 1,204 injured, according to the latest update of the Ministry of the Interior of the Alahuite kingdom.
The quake has sparked a wave of solidarity around the world, from Washington to Algiers, with several countries, including Israel, offering their help to Rabat after they normalized relations in 2020. “The people of Israel stand by their friends (…) in these difficult times,” the statement continues, reports AFP.
Algeria, which broke diplomatic relations with Morocco in August 2021 in the midst of the crisis between the two countries, offered “its sincere condolences to the brother Moroccan people for the victims of the earthquake,” according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Algiers.
Numerous messages of condolence, solidarity and offers of help from leaders and personalities from around the world and from different fields have followed one another in the hours following the earthquake of magnitude 6.8 and its epicenter 60 kilometers southwest of the city of Marrakech.
Marrakech is scheduled to host the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in early October, Reuters reports.
Several countries, including Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, Israel and the United States, offered support to Morocco for the rescue efforts.
The presidents of Russia, Vladimir Putin; from Ukraine, Volodomir Zelensky; from Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and from China, Xi Jinping also expressed their condolences and solidarity. The African Union expressed its “great pain” over the tragedy.
The acting President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, expressed this Saturday Spain’s support and solidarity with Morocco in the face of the consequences of the earthquake that has caused more than a thousand deaths, according to the latest update.
Sánchez has conveyed this support in a message on
“All my solidarity and support for the people of Morocco in the face of the terrible earthquake that occurred this morning,” added Sánchez, who remains in the Moncloa Palace after not having been able to travel to the G-20 summit in New Delhi after having tested positive. by covid.
The president of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has also, in X, shown his “support and solidarity” with the neighboring country and has sent his wishes for “recovery” to those injured by the worst earthquake in the history of Morocco.
Also the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, who does participate in the India summit along with the first vice president, Nadia Calviño, has expressed Spain’s solidarity with Morocco after the earthquake.
There are several members of the Executive who have expressed their regret for what happened in Morocco, such as the Minister of Labor and leader of Sumar, Yolanda Díaz, who has written: “Today I want to send my solidarity to the people of Morocco for the tragic earthquake that hit them. “hit this morning. We are with the victims, their families and their loved ones.”
Also the Minister of Education, Pilar Alegría: “Shocked by the earthquake in Morocco. All our love and solidarity.”
“Shocked by the terrible images”, Ione Belarra, the acting Minister of Social Rights and the 2030 Agenda, has expressed her support for the victims, their families and the rescue teams on social networks.
Likewise, the head of Equality, Irene Montero, has sent “a sincere hug to all the people of Morocco in these difficult times, especially to the families of those who died in the earthquake.”
“Thanks to the emergency services that protect the population and save lives,” he added.
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The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, shared this Saturday her “concern” with Moroccans living in Spain.
The Catalan president, Pere Aragonès, has expressed his condolences to the victims and has made his Government “available” to those affected and to the local authorities.”
This Saturday, the Lehendakari, Iñigo Urkullu, conveyed his condolences to the Moroccan ambassador to Spain, Karima Benyaich, for the loss of life caused by the earthquake that devastated different locations in the country last night, Efe reports.
The president of the Generalitat Valenciana, Carlos Mazón, expressed this Saturday his solidarity with the Moroccan people.
I want to convey to the family and friends of the victims our condolences and the support and affection for the Moroccan community residing in the Valencian Community,” the president also noted in his X account.
The president of Catilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, assured this Saturday that he is promptly following all the information coming from Morocco and that his “thoughts today are with the victims, those affected and their families.”
The president of Asturias, Adrián Barbón, has expressed his solidarity and that of his Government to the authorities and people of Morocco and conveys his “support in these terrible moments.”
The European Union (EU), through the President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has offered its help to Morocco, in addition to expressing its solidarity, reports Efe.
“With all my heart with the Moroccan people in the face of the terrible earthquake that last night claimed hundreds of lives,” Von der Leyen wrote.
The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, described the news related to the “devastating earthquake” in Morocco as “terrifying” and assured that the European Union is “prepared” to help the African country.
French President Emmanuel Macron, in mid-flight to New Delhi where he will attend a G-20 summit, expressed being “shocked” by the tragedy and assured that “France is ready to help first responders,” in a message on X , formerly known as Twitter.
The French Foreign Minister, Catherine Colonna, expressed in X her “solidarity” with “Morocco and the friendly Moroccan people” after the “terrible” earthquake.
The Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, today expressed her closeness to Morocco and the country’s full availability in the face of the consequences of the earthquake.
From New Delhi on the occasion of the G-20 Summit, Meloni expressed “his closeness and solidarity to Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, the families of the victims and the Moroccan people and expressed Italy’s full availability to support Morocco in this emergency.” , reports Efe.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said in a message on X that the United Kingdom is ready to help Morocco and said his thoughts “are with all those affected by the terrible earthquake.”
Earlier in the morning, the British Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, had stressed that the United Kingdom continued to “support British citizens in the region.”
“We are willing to help our Moroccan friends in any way we can,” he added in X.
Turkey, where powerful earthquakes in February killed more than 50,000 people, declared itself ready to help.
The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, conveyed his condolences to Morocco this Saturday for the more than 630 dead and 300 injured and offered his support to the Moroccan “brotherly people.”
“I convey my wishes for recovery to all the Moroccan people affected by the earthquake catastrophe in Morocco, a friendly and brother country,” he wrote on the X network.
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, offered help to Morocco this Saturday after the devastating earthquake.
The US president, who is in New Delhi to participate in the G-20 summit, said in a statement that he is “deeply saddened” by the loss of life and devastation caused by the earthquake in Morocco.
In that statement, Biden indicated that his Government is in contact with Moroccan officials and is working “expeditiously” to ensure the safety of American citizens in Morocco, Efe reports.
He also expressed his support for Morocco and his “friend”, the King of Morocco Mohamed VI.
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, today expressed his condolences and support to King Mohamed VI of Morocco for the tragic consequences of the earthquake.
“Russia shares the experiences and pain of the friendly people of Morocco,” wrote the head of the Kremlin in his telegram, in which he asked the Moroccan king to convey his words of condolence and support to the relatives and friends of the victims, reports Eph.
For his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared his “solidarity with Morocco in this tragic ordeal.”
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, said that “the people of Israel stand with their friends in Morocco” and instructed his government to provide “all necessary assistance” after the earthquake.
The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohamed Chia al-Soudani, also declared himself “ready to provide any kind of help”, while the King of Jordan, Abdullah II, ordered his government “to provide all necessary help to Morocco”.
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman, and the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed ben Zayed, sent their “condolences” to King Mohammed VI and the Moroccan people. Egypt also expressed its solidarity, reports AFP.
Chinese President Xi Jinping declared himself “shocked” and “expressed (his) deep regret for the victims and (his) sincere condolences to the families,” state television CCTV reported.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was “extremely saddened by the loss of human life.”
The president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliev, declared himself “deeply shocked” in his message of condolences to the king of Morocco.
Pope Francis, “saddened by this event,” expressed his pain and solidarity in the face of the earthquake that violently shook Morocco today and guarantees “his prayers in the face of this natural catastrophe,” Efe reports.
Expresses its “deep solidarity with those who are touched in the flesh and in the heart by this tragedy: it prays for the repose of the deceased, for the healing of the wounded and for the consolation of those who mourn the loss of their loved ones and their families.” homes,” reads the telegram sent to the local Church.
In the message sent on behalf of the pontiff by the Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Francis “asks the Almighty to support the Moroccans in this trial and offers his encouragement to the civil authorities and the rescue services.”
For his part, the president and secretary general of the Spanish Episcopal Conference have sent a letter to Monsignor Cristóbal López Romero, archbishop of Rabat in which he shows his dismay at the news of the terrible earthquake that has devastated the city of Marrakech, reports Efe. .
“On behalf of the Church in Spain, we send you our sorrow and pain for the suffering of all those people who are suffering the terrible consequences of this disaster.”
“All our hearts are with them,” Imam Abdallah Mhanna, the Muslim community of Almería, told Efe.
“There are many victims, family and friends from the area of ??Marrakech, Agadir… Moroccans are generally a believing people and they know that this is nature. We must endure and fight,” he maintained.
The president of the Andalusian-Moroccan Friendship Association – Ibn Rushd Forum, José Sarria, has also expressed his solidarity with the Moroccan people.
The director of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, declared in X that he was “heartbroken”. “My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Morocco (…). We are prepared to respond to immediate health needs,” he wrote.
The president of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, said he had “learned with great regret of the tragic consequences of the earthquake”, while the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), based in Saudi Arabia, said to pray for “a speedy recovery of the injured.”
Florentino Pérez, president of Real Madrid, and his board of directors express their “condolences and affection to the families of the deceased and to all the people of Morocco.”
In addition to expressing “his deepest dismay and solidarity” with the victims, he wishes the “speedy recovery of the injured and conveys to them his “strength” and “affection.”
FC Barcelona and RCD Español have expressed their “solidarity” with all those affected.
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and LaLiga announced that this weekend a minute of silence will be observed before the Second Division matches, a gesture that will be repeated next weekend in the First Division, in solidarity with the deceased. in the Moroccan earthquake.
“Our special relationship, for geographical, historical and sporting reasons, makes us feel this tragedy very closely,” noted the RFEF.
The actor Antonio Banderas sent this Saturday “a hug of solidarity to all the Moroccan people” after the earthquake that the country has suffered, as well as “condolences to the families of the victims and encouragement to recover the pulse of life.”
Early this Saturday the number of deaths due to the earthquake rose to 632 and at mid-morning the figure increased to 820 and in the early afternoon it increased again to 1,037.