THE Philippines will soon send a humanitarian contingent to provide assistance to earthquake-hit Morocco, an executive of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Friday.
“What happened to Morocco recently is a reminder to all of us to continuously prepare against the threat of earthquakes, especially the big ones. We sympathize with the affected communities in Morocco following the Magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit its country’s High Atlas Mountains. We are looking into the possible deployment of the Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC) to Morocco. The Office of Civil Defense (OCD), as the executive arm of NDRRMC, is already making arrangements for this,” NDRRMC Undersecretary and Civil Defense Administrator Ariel Nepomuceno said.
On September 8, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
The epicenter was located about 72 km east of the Moroccan city of Marrakesh, according to the United States Geological Survey.
More than 2,900 people died in the earthquake. The number may still rise as search, rescue, and retrieval operations continue in affected areas.
