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Ongoing hardship for Moroccan quake survivors still struggling to rebuild

One year after a devastating earthquake struck Morocco's Atlas Mountains, villagers remain in makeshift tents, with the government yet to fulfil its promise to rehouse survivors. The 6.8-magnitude quake, which hit on 8 September 2023, killed nearly 3,000 people and left over two million homeless.

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Amanjena, Marrakech: a peaceful paradise at the edge of the Atlas mountains

Suzannah Ramsdale checks in to one of Marrakech’s finest hotels

Evening Standard

‘If you are not lost within a minute, you’re not trying hard enough’ – my search for magical Morocco

It’s celebrated as a place that influenced generations of artists. Our writer attempts to recapture the spirit on an overland journey from London to Marrakech and the Atlas Mountains

The Guardian - UK

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Hamza, the Moroccan hotelier who helped a British woman find her dad’s body

After the earthquake, deep in the Atlas Mountains, Boumazough was vital in finding the body of a man cycling the world.

Al Jazeera

From Rif to Atlas: Youth-led NGO crosses Morocco to support rural tribes

Following the earthquake, a group of young Riffians cross the country to help Amazigh rural tribes in Atlas mountains.

Al Jazeera

International teams search for earthquake victims in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains

Morocco accepted aid from four nations – the UK, Spain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates – after a powerful earthquake hit the country on September 8. International rescue teams arrived quickly to set up search operations at the base of the Atlas Mountains, where the epicentre of the quake…

France 24

AP PHOTOS: Moroccan earthquake shattered thousands of lives

With their arms around each other, three boys walked through the streets of their town at the foot of Morocco’s Atlas Mountains.

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What caused Morocco’s earthquake? A geologist studying the Atlas mountains explains

The epicentre of Morocco’s devastating earthquake on 8 September was in the High Atlas Mountains, about 71km south-west of Marrakesh

The Hindu

What caused Morocco's earthquake? A geologist studying the Atlas mountains explains

The epicentre of Morocco’s devastating earthquake on 8 September was in the High Atlas Mountains, about 71km south-west of Marrakesh. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa, asked Jesús Galindo-Zaldivar, who has been carrying out research on the formation of the Atlas mountains and the geology of the area, about the…

The Conversation

Survivors await aid, dread aftershocks in Morocco village stricken by quake

Like many other settlements in Morocco’s stricken Atlas Mountains, the village of Moulay Brahim suffered serious damage and high casualties in Friday’s devastating earthquake. The remaining residents have left their homes, living in fear of aftershocks as they wait for desperately needed aid to reach them. FRANCE 24’s Jean-Marie Lemaire…

France 24

10 of the best experience holidays to explore Morocco

How to have the ultimate Moroccan experience, from Marrakech road trips to rock climbing in the Atlas Mountains

The Independent UK

The Oberoi, Marrakech review: five-star Moroccan opulence set against the Atlas Mountains

The five-star hotel was recently named the number one resort in North Africa and the Middle East, with private villas, an award-winning spa and 28 acres of Mediterranean orchards. Katie Strick checks in

Evening Standard

BBC Dynasties captures rare images of monkeys fighting for power after leader vanished

Rare footage shows the Barbary macaques battling for the role of 'chief monkey' in Africa's Atlas Mountains after realising their leader of seven years had disappeared

Daily Mirror

In Morocco’s Atlas mountains, education opens new horizons for girls

The transformative project offers girls an alternative to early marriage and the prospect of new futures beyond the mountains

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Snowfall in the Sahara desert: an unusual weather phenomenon

Snowfall in a hot desert may seem a contradiction but snow has been recorded several times in the Sahara Desert over the last decades, most recently in January 2022. Thus, snowfall may be unusual but is not unprecedented in the region.

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