MARRAKESH, Morocco: Kuwaiti charitable associations are hard at work in relief operations in Morocco having dispatched teams to earthquake-hit regions to determine survivors’ needs and provide aid.
“Fazaa for Morocco is a humanitarian campaign, in which 14 charitable associations are participating, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Social Affairs, to help our brothers in Morocco after this earthquake hit various regions,” said Omar Al-Thuwaini, the campaign’s general supervisor, to Kuwait News Agency on Saturday.
He added the associations had dispatched envoys to the areas to supervise the process of distributing relief and to help victims.
Al-Thuwaini said: “We have reached some regions that were ravaged by the earthquake and examined the volume of the damage.”
The associations have so far distributed 1,100 food parcels and 2,200 blankets to more than 7,000 people affected by the earthquake, according to KUNA.
Meshari Al-Enezi, of the Al-Najat charity, said the Kuwaiti groups would focus in the second phase of the operation on rebuilding houses, schools and medical centers in the damaged areas.
He said the activities had been carried out in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “the umbrella of the Kuwaiti charity work abroad,” in addition to other government departments.
Khaled Al-Shamri, Namaa charity’s director, said he was left in a state of “shock and awe” when he saw the terrifying destruction while touring those regions affected.
Kuwaiti charities reach Morocco’s earthquake-hit regions to support victims
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Kuwaiti charities reach Morocco’s earthquake-hit regions to support victims
- Humanitarian campaign Fazaa for Morocco launched to ‘help our brothers,’ says general supervisor Omar Al-Thuwaini
- Associations dispatch envoys to affected areas to supervise distribution of relief
One killed, 13 injured in Marib shopping mall fire
- Civil defense teams, supported by police forces, were able to extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading to other shops in the area
MARIB: One person was killed and 13 others were injured after a fire broke out at a shopping mall and neighboring shops on Aden Street in Marib Governorate, Yemen, on Sunday morning, local authorities said.
According to a security source cited by SABA News Agency, the blaze erupted after midnight, engulfing Ibn Al-Hajj Mall and adjacent commercial premises.
Civil defense teams, supported by police forces, were able to extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading to other shops in the area.
The source said the fire completely destroyed the Ibn al-Hajj Mall, including its second-floor warehouses, as well as a neighboring shoe store. A nearby furniture store sustained partial damage, but its contents were swiftly removed, helping to limit losses and stop the fire from spreading further.
All casualties were reported to have suffered from smoke inhalation, the source added.
Investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the fire. Authorities urged merchants and residents to adhere to occupational safety procedures and preventive measures to protect lives and property.
