Rabat, 12 November, 2023 / 9:00 pm (ACI Africa).
The U.S.-based development arm of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), has launched a campaign aimed at helping victims of the Morocco deadly earthquake that happened on September 8.
According to the Salesian Missions, the local population is still struggling with the effects of the earthquake that killed more than 2,800 people, injured more than 5,000 others and left massive destruction on property in its wake.
“The local population is struggling to overcome the devastation and faces an increasingly difficult time as efforts to rescue survivors diminished. Salesians are working to raise funding for humanitarian efforts to directly help those most in need,” the entity says in a Monday, November 6 report.
The officials say that the donations will be sent to the Archbishop of Morocco’s Rabat Archdiocese, Cristobal Lopez Cardinal Romero, who will manage the distribution with the local Caritas Diocesan.
The earthquake reportedly “struck at 23:11 local time” in Morocco, during which “tremors were felt in several areas of the country from Casablanca to Marrakech, where many buildings were destroyed or severely damaged.”
