Amizmiz The sun is approaching sunset behind the mountains, as women gather under a tent just erected by local authorities in the roundabout of "Ardaman-Jama'a and Zakita" in Al-Haouz province, exchanging a whisper interrupted by the sounds of children playing near food supplies.

Mrs. Hanan, one of the women inside the tent, said, "After the earthquake, we did not find shelter other than the sides of the valley, we faced the cold and fear of scorpion stings for 4 consecutive nights, before we finally reached 7 tents, which the neighbors share by isolating women from men, until other tents arrive."

Speaking to Al Jazeera Net, the lady added, who did not leave the shock, "None of us were injured, but we can not enter our homes, because of the fear of falling as a result of aftershocks."

Last Friday's earthquake hit major cities in Morocco such as Marrakesh, Agadir and Taroudant (center), as well as the capital Rabat, Casablanca, Meknes and Fez, with varying damage.

According to the latest data of the Moroccan Interior Ministry, the earthquake led to 2946,5674 deaths and <>,<> injuries, in addition to significant destruction.


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Whoever passes the road between the area of "Ouergane" and the city of "Amizmiz" in the province of Al-Haouz, located on the outskirts of Marrakech, has tents scattered high in the mountains and the slopes of the valleys, which shows the great and urgent efforts to shelter a number of residents, says Mohamed Ben Mubarak, head of a local association in the roundabout "Taknaman" group and Zakita.

Speaking to Al Jazeera Net, Ben Mubarak said, "We were surprised by the large size of food aid that shows the generosity of Moroccans, but for shelter, the most suffering now are pregnant women, psychiatrists and newborns, and we have taken the initiative to build tents with local materials, and we received 10 tents from the authorities and donors, while we need a similar number."

On the sides of the road, in the area of "Tahannaout", the capital of Al-Haouz region, the affected residents are distributed between real tents and primitive ones, the same thing we noticed in a number of damaged roundabouts, while a main square in the city of Amizmiz turned into something resembling a camp, after setting up dozens of tents.

As men and young men gather without work on the sides of the camp, Mohammed al-Saed, a merchant from Amizmiz, said, "We cannot go back to homes, entire neighborhoods in the city are threatened with collapse, we manage to be in this camp, the likes of which we have only seen on television, but it has now become part of our lives."

Speaking to Al Jazeera Net, he added, "Food is available, thank God, but we can not earn our living and provide dirhams to spend the rest of our things."

Plastic tents were the temporary solution to shelter those affected by the earthquake in the area of "Akoman Jama'a and Zakita" in the province of Al-Haouz (Al-Jazeera)

Continuing efforts

Morocco, with the support of international partners, continues to provide assistance to shelter those affected. Mohamed El Nass, regional director of the Moroccan Red Crescent in the Marrakech-Safi region (one of the 12 regions in the Kingdom), said that efforts are great in this regard, led by the Ministry of Interior and the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity in coordination with the Red Crescent and with the support of international partners, and that tents in large numbers have been sent to the affected parties, and others are on the way to them.

Speaking to Al Jazeera Net, the text explained that the Red Crescent Organization had an important stock of tents dedicated to disasters, which meets national and international standards.

The road leading to the affected areas is packed with trucks loaded with aid, and helicopters are used to reach isolated areas. The Royal Armed Forces and Civil Protection were the first to erect tents and distribute them to those affected.

Moroccan says Rachid Bahr from the area "Ekoudar" between Marrakech and Amizmiz, for Al Jazeera Net "tents that we received enough, and high quality, but what next? Everyone is concerned about that."

Tents spread between the foothills of the mountains of the "Wazkita" area amid calls for quick solutions for those affected by the earthquake (Al-Jazeera)

High cost

Close to Jemaa El Fna Square on Rumaila Road, a tent maker continues to work tirelessly in a sewing workshop for hours to provide non-stop orders, like a number of professionals who turned to the most sought-after commodity after the earthquake.

Not far away, the young man Sufyan al-Musaedi waits for his requests to be processed to be attached to the aid provided to those affected. He belongs to the Ibda'at Association, which is led by educational staff, and says, "We are facing difficulties in providing tents, after their price doubled from 1700,3700 dirhams to about <>,<> dirhams."

He adds to Al Jazeera Net that traders justify this high cost of production and lack of raw materials of suitable fabrics, forcing them to use other imported and more expensive fabrics.

Mohammed Khalidi, also a civic activist, said, "We are in contact with international associations that are ready to provide high-quality tents, but we need to coordinate with the local authority to speed up the process."

Moroccan Red Crescent provided tents to earthquake victims from its disaster stockpile (Al Jazeera)

Creative Initiatives

Not far from the area, young people are busy building a tent with local materials, of which reeds, plastic and wood are the main materials, in light of the lack of tents in the Akunit area near Amizmiz.

For his part, Ismail Mohammadi, one of the young volunteers, told Al Jazeera Net, "We tried this type of tents for two nights, helped by a professional, and it seems that it meets the purpose waiting for the best."

But the young entrepreneur poses another problem that residents in most areas, especially overcrowded areas, may face related to toilets.

In a related context, Abdullah Akram, a Moroccan investor, leads an initiative to provide houses equipped with toilets, and says to Al Jazeera Net, "After the launch of the appeal, we received many requests for help, we provide manpower while donors provide raw materials for the manufacture of these housing, which can be connected to electricity."