• A survivor amid the rubble of the earthquake-hit village of Douzrou in central Morocco's High Atlas mountains on February 13, 2024. Eighty neighbours were killed the day in September the quake struck, and those who remain face the bitter cold of winter in tents and huts. Photos: AFP
    A survivor amid the rubble of the earthquake-hit village of Douzrou in central Morocco's High Atlas mountains on February 13, 2024. Eighty neighbours were killed the day in September the quake struck, and those who remain face the bitter cold of winter in tents and huts. Photos: AFP
  • Huts built by Moroccan and Dutch NGOs for the survivors of Douzrou in central Morocco, about 80 kilometres from Marrakesh. Some subsist on stipends from the government
    Huts built by Moroccan and Dutch NGOs for the survivors of Douzrou in central Morocco, about 80 kilometres from Marrakesh. Some subsist on stipends from the government
  • The comforts of a tented home at a camp near the village of Douzrou, where residents say the cold of winter would have killed them without shelters provided by NGO groups
    The comforts of a tented home at a camp near the village of Douzrou, where residents say the cold of winter would have killed them without shelters provided by NGO groups
  • People chat outside a small hut built by Moroccan and Dutch NGOs at a camp near Douzrou. Moroccan authorities said about 3,000 people were killed by the September 8 earthquake and promised to rebuild
    People chat outside a small hut built by Moroccan and Dutch NGOs at a camp near Douzrou. Moroccan authorities said about 3,000 people were killed by the September 8 earthquake and promised to rebuild
  • Home for this man is a metal roof hut after more than 60,000 dwellings were destroyed across Morocco by the September quake. In some parts of the country, payments and aid work have been delayed by the winter weather, prompting demonstrations
    Home for this man is a metal roof hut after more than 60,000 dwellings were destroyed across Morocco by the September quake. In some parts of the country, payments and aid work have been delayed by the winter weather, prompting demonstrations
  • The camp near the village of Douzrou in central Morocco on February 13, 2024. Reconstruction after the earthquake is estimated to cost $12 billion
    The camp near the village of Douzrou in central Morocco on February 13, 2024. Reconstruction after the earthquake is estimated to cost $12 billion
  • Makeshift shelters near Douzrou, as survivors build community where they can
    Makeshift shelters near Douzrou, as survivors build community where they can
  • The ruins of Douzrou in central Morocco. Residents from the camp return to salvage what they can and find firewood to fend off the winter cold. A minaret is one of the few remaining structures
    The ruins of Douzrou in central Morocco. Residents from the camp return to salvage what they can and find firewood to fend off the winter cold. A minaret is one of the few remaining structures
  • Survivors sit amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Douzrou. In Parliament, the pace of reconstruction has been debated by MPs
    Survivors sit amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Douzrou. In Parliament, the pace of reconstruction has been debated by MPs
  • Makeshift shelters in Douzrou house survivors of what was an 6.8-magnitude quake, the deadliest in Morocco since 1960
    Makeshift shelters in Douzrou house survivors of what was an 6.8-magnitude quake, the deadliest in Morocco since 1960
  • The camp at Douzrou in central Morocco on February 13, 2024, five months after the earthquake. The villagers are petitioning the government for reconstruction. They are determined to remain on their land
    The camp at Douzrou in central Morocco on February 13, 2024, five months after the earthquake. The villagers are petitioning the government for reconstruction. They are determined to remain on their land
  • Huts built by Moroccan and Dutch NGOs at a camp near the earthquake-hit village of Douzrou, in central Morocco, on February 13, 2024
    Huts built by Moroccan and Dutch NGOs at a camp near the earthquake-hit village of Douzrou, in central Morocco, on February 13, 2024
  • Moroccan authorities said some 3,000 people died during the September 8 earthquake
    Moroccan authorities said some 3,000 people died during the September 8 earthquake

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Long winter for Morocco quake survivors - in pictures

The villagers of Douzrou now live in huts built by Moroccan and Dutch NGOs

The National

February 18, 2024

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Updated: February 18, 2024, 10:29 AM
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