(Reuters) - Following are some of the offers of aid and support from foreign governments following the powerful earthquake that struck Morocco late on ...
- Following are some of the offers of aid and support from foreign governments following the powerful earthquake that struck Morocco late on Friday.Tunisia has sent a team to Morocco that arrived on Saturday evening to support search and rescue efforts, Tunisian interior ministry officials said on Sunday.
A unit from the Spanish Emergency Military Unit was set to fly to Morocco, Spanish television RTVE reported. The UME is a specialised unit of the army that handles search and rescue missions.France stands ready to help Morocco but the government there has not yet requested it, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Sunday.
Separately, the Foreign Ministry said it was activating a fund of local government contributions to support solidarity actions. At this stage nearly 2 million euros have been pledged, it said. Additionally, many French companies have contacted the ministry to say they intend to contribute to France's support efforts.
Telecoms group Orange said on Saturday that it would lift charges for its mobile clients for fixed and mobile calls as well as SMS to Morocco, until Sept. 16. Its units in Belgium, Poland, Romania and Slovakia have also announced free communications to Morocco for a week.Israel's Magen David Adom national medical and disaster emergency service said on Saturday that its head contacted the president of Moroccan Red Crescent with an offer of help.
"Representatives from Magen David Adom are gearing up to depart within the next few hours," it said in a statement."They will be joining hands with delegations from the Ministry of Health and the Israel Defense Forces."Algeria, which broke off ties with Morocco two years ago, said it would open its air space for humanitarian and medical flights to Morocco.
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