Solidarity communiqué Issued by the PAM at the House of Representatives

Society

PAM team at the House of Representatives is following closely wildfires which have extended to reach many areas of the Kingdom Northern regions (Larache, Ouazzane, Tetouan, Chefchaouen and Taza). PAM team was astonished by the amount of big damage and dangerous repercussions of those wildfires in these areas.

In this regard, the PAM has praised tremendous efforts undertaken by Royal Armed Forces (FAR), Civil Protection (Fire Department), Gendarmerie Royale, Auxiliary Forces, local authorities and civil society to help stop the spread of wildfires and minimize their impacts on local communities in those rough terrains.

PAM team at the House is expressing its full solidarity with local communities in those stricken provinces ahead of making site-visits to see the amount of damage and assess the situation in general; at the same time, PAM is calling for an emergency action to be taken on:

• Providing relief to victims of those wildfires in damaged provinces and assist local communities which have lost properties, houses and living conditions through activating a solidarity fund

• Launching a large campaign of donations and offer assistance to afflicted peoples

• Reinforcing the capacities of stricken provinces to support impacts resulted out of those natural catastrophes.