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Morocco sets aside nearly $12 bn for quake recovery

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Morocco will spend 120bn dirhams ($11.6bn; �9.4bn) to rebuild the regions destroyed by the September 8 earthquake. The funds will also be used to support the more than 4.2 million people in the provinces most im�pacted by the earthquake.

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Morocco sets aside nearly $12 bn for quake recovery

RABAT: Quake-hit Morocco’s government announced on Wednesday a budget of more than $11 billion for reconstruction, rehousing and socio-economic development of areas hit by the deadly disaster. The 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Al-Haouz province south of Marrakech on September 8, killing nearly 3,000 people and injuring thousands more. The government said in a statement it was setting aside 120 billion dirhams ($11.7 billion) to help 4.2 million…

2 months ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Punch Newspapers

Morocco to spend $11.6m on earthquake recovery

The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, has stated that the nation will spend $11.6 million (120 billion dirhams) to rebuild parts of the country hit by the September 8 earthquake, BBC reports. While stating this on Wednesday, he said the money will be used to support more than 4.2 million people affected by the disaster.

2 months ago

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Ghanaian Times

Morocco to spend $12bn on earthquake recovery

Morocco’s King, Mohammed VI, has said that the country will spend 120bn dirhams ($11.6bn; £9.4bn) to rebuild the regions destroyed by the September 8 earthquake. The funds will also be used to support the more than 4.2 million people in the provinces most impacted by the earthquake. The palace said on Wednesday that the funds would be used to “rehouse affected people, reconstruct homes and restore infrastructure” over a five-year period. The…

2 months ago·Accra, Ghana

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