The votes of condolence were approved by all the courts. Given the earthquake in Morocco, Santos Silva recalled that rescue teams from all over the country were mobilized “from the first hour.”
This Friday, the Assembly of the Republic unanimously expressed “its deepest condolences for the victims” of the earthquake in Morocco and the floods in Libya, as well as for “his total solidarity” with the two countries.
The votes of condolence, written by the president of parliament, Augusto Santos Silva, were approved by all banks. The initiative on earthquakes in Morocco recalls that on the night of September 8, an earthquake hit this country “causing a dramatic scene of destruction.”
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“The number of victims that will have to be mourned is still uncertain, with the provisional balance of deaths and injuries being very high. in the order of thousands”, reads the vote, which also highlights that this earthquake “is considered the largest in the recent history of Morocco, after the great earthquake of 1960 that hit the city of Agadir.”
In addition to mourning the victims, the text continues, the earthquake “seriously affected the medina of Marrakech, classified as UNESCO World Heritage”, adding that “the first reports indicate the destruction of important points of the city’s historical and cultural heritage, in addition to several public buildings, such as schools and health centers, in the region affected by the earthquake.”
At least one hundred thousand children were affected by the earthquake
The vote recalls that relief teams from across the country mobilized “from the first hour to save survivors still under the rubble, a mission that the international community made itself available to support. in a solidarity effort that includes Portugal“.
The text on the floods in Libya says that “last Sunday, a violent storm hit eastern Libya, causing a strong trail of destruction, the magnitude of which is not yet fully known.”
“Storm ‘Daniel’, which hit Greece the previous week, especially devastated the coastal city of Derna, where the collapse of two dams contributed dramatically to the high number of victims. as well as for its partial destruction”, It is added.
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The vote also states that “rescue teams are trying to respond to the catastrophic situation, but movement on the ground is hampered by the obstruction, or even destruction, of communication routes, as well as widespread failures of the electrical and communication networks”.
In both voting projects, parliament expresses to the authorities and people of Morocco and Libya “its deep regret” for the victims and “its total solidarity.”
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Source: Observadora
