What's Happening in Morocco

Friend, search and rescue efforts continue in Morocco after the strongest earthquake in 120 years struck late Friday night. The 6.8-magnitude earthquake has affected more than 300,000 people. Rescuers, including our local partners, are now working against the clock to find people trapped in the rubble.

Thanks to the support of generous donors like you, our partner SAMU has emergency responders on the ground near Adassil, a village southwest of Marrakech. They are:

Providing medical care to survivors with two Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulances.

Searching for survivors with four rescue specialists and two dogs.

Supporting health care and rescue efforts with a surgical rescue unit, three all-terrain vehicles, five doctors, two nurses and eight Health Emergency Technicians.

Dr. Borja Gonzalez de Escalada, Mission Director for SAMU, shares the challenges search and rescue team efforts are coming up against in remote parts of Morocco.

Project HOPE and SAMU have partnered to save lives in numerous global crises, including the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria earlier this year. With your support, we've remained there since, supporting long-term recovery efforts including mental health care, shelter containers for displaced health workers and mobile medical units.

We are continually assessing the situation so we can help meet the most urgent needs of all those affected by the recent earthquake. We will keep you informed of the latest developments as our response evolves.

We couldn’t continue this lifesaving work without your support. Thank you.

P.S. If you’d like to help save lives in crisis zones and in Morocco after this devastating earthquake, please make an emergency gift today.