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France has insisted that Morocco’s reluctance to accept its help in the wake of Friday’s devastating earthquake is not a snub. But many people feel that Morocco should not have declined the help at this crucial juncture when humanitarian considerations should overrule every other action
France has insisted that Morocco’s reluctance to accept its help in the wake of Friday’s devastating earthquake is not a snub. But many people feel that Morocco should not have declined the help at this crucial juncture when humanitarian considerations should overrule every other action. France is the ex-colonizer of the North African country and the relationship is strained of late.
Sylvie Brunel, geographer and former president of the humanitarian organization, Action Against Hunger, said a sense of pride might be there behind the decline of help from France. The Kingdom may not like to be seen as a poor country, which cannot fend for itself in adverse situations.
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Analysts feel that disasters have systematically been the starting point for a reorganization of political relations and agendas. The earthquake in Morocco is no exception to the rule. This earthquake marks a turning point, a shift in international relations where Morocco, which aspires to the status of a regional power, intends to remain master of its own agenda and not depend on French assistance.
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In the meantime, the extent of the damages due to earthquakes is being assessed with some clarity, particularly in the Moroccan mountain villages. The causality is rising and is presently at 2800. Most of the destruction and deaths were in Al Haouz province in the High Atlas Mountains, where steep and winding roads became clogged with rubble leaving villagers to fend for themselves. So far, Moroccan officials have coordinated emergency response plans with approved non-governmental organizations and four countries — Spain, Qatar, Britain, and the United Arab Emirates. The UN has been assessing the impact of the disaster on some of the most vulnerable – the children. UNICEF estimates about 100,000 of them have been affected.
