In Dijon (Côte-d’Or), the Burgundy-Morocco association is holding a collection point this Monday, September 11 in the Grésilles district. The donations will then be sent to Marrakech, two days after the violent earthquake which caused the death of more than 2,000 people in Morocco.
In haste, volunteers are forced to add tables to support the influx of donations. “It’s amazing, I have no words“, confides Lionel Rousseau, president of the Burgundy-Morocco association, visibly moved by the scale of the mobilization. “We didn’t expect that. It comes from Dole, Besançon, Chalon, Mâcon, Beaune, Nuits-Saint-Georges… from the whole region!“
This Monday, September 11, two days after the earthquake that hit Morocco, a collection point was installed on the Grésilles market square in Dijon (Côte-d’Or). A fundraiser “emergency“, intended to recover essential equipment.
Volunteers collected donations this Monday, September 11 in the morning on the Grésilles market square, in Dijon (Côte-d’Or). • © David Segal / France Télévisions
“We heard that in the evening it is very cold“, explains Fouzia, who notably brought clothes and blankets. “We prepare everything so that they can warm up, because there are a lot of families sleeping outside.“
“We come to bring baby wipes, protection for women… clothes too. It’s important to us to help them.”
Martine,
who responded to the call for donations
Medical equipment, particularly medications, is also welcome. As a reminder, the current count shows nearly 2,500 people having lost their lives due to the earthquake, and as many injured. “They are still equipped on site. Morocco remains a developed country“, underlines Sari Hassan, doctor from Dijon. “But in situations like this, they can’t handle everything at once. There is always a need for help.“
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Aid which, until now, has encountered difficulties in being delivered. For the moment, the kingdom only accepts aid from four countries: Spain, Great Britain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Nothing to discourage the volunteers of the Burgundy-Morocco association, however: from tomorrow, a truck must hit the road to transport the donations to Marrakech.
The donations must leave tomorrow, Tuesday September 12, for Morocco. • © David Segal / France Télévisions
On the community side, solidarity is also being organized. Saturday September 9, the mayor of Dijon François Rebsamen announced that “Dijon will be at the meeting of international solidarity towards the affected populations“The forms that this aid will take, however, remain unclear.
The Côte-d’Or department will, for its part, vote on a “financial assistance for disaster victims“, François-Xavier Dugourd, vice-president of the Departmental Council, said this Monday. “We will see in what form, but in any case significant aid to help with reconstruction.“The city of Chalon has joined forces with the Red Cross to collect donations, via a ballot box installed in the hall of town hall.
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