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Added on the 14/09/2023 13:47:33 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Moroccans wait outside a blood transfusion centre in Marrakesh to donate blood for earthquake victims. The Red Cross appealed for more than $100 million in aid to meet the "most pressing needs", including water, shelter, health and sanitation services. IMAGES
Residents line up outside the regional blood transfusion centre in Marrakesh to donate blood for people injured in the devastating earthquake that struck Morocco, killing more than 2,000 and injuring over 2,000, many of them critically, according to the latest official figures. IMAGES
The Gambia's national football team players donate blood at a centre in Morocco's Marrakesh after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country. IMAGES
Moroccans give blood at a donation bank in Marrakesh for earthquake victims. IMAGES SOUNDBITE
"We're safe and sound, so we've come to help our brothers", says Hicham, a Moroccan who has come to donate blood at a medical centre in Marrakesh. Moroccan volunteers and rescue workers, supported by foreign teams, are trying to speed up the search for possible survivors and provide shelter for hundreds of families who lost their homes in the earthquake that destroyed entire villages. SOUNDBITE