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00:24It was exactly September 8th, a year ago. Day by day, the earth was shaking in Morocco. The earthquake in Alhaz cost the lives of nearly 3,000 people and caused many damages.
00:35After this earthquake, the Kingdom is trying to take up the challenge of the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the damaged areas.
00:45The sky continues to open its veils. In Morocco, strong thunderstorms with gusts of wind and hail are recorded in several provinces. This weather alert of red vigilance in force since Friday should end today.
01:02The war in Gaza began yesterday, in its twelfth month, without a sign of respite in the Israeli murderous bombardments and without hope of a quick end or the liberation of the hostages.
01:18We start this newspaper in Morocco with the commemoration of the earthquake in Alhaz that devastated the Kingdom a year ago.
01:31The earthquake in Alhaz devastated the Kingdom a year ago.
01:37It was exactly September 8th, a year ago. Day by day, the earth was shaking in Morocco. The earthquake in Alhaz cost the lives of nearly 3,000 people and caused many damages.
01:51The earthquake in Alhaz devastated the Kingdom a year ago. Day by day, the earth was shaking in Morocco. The earthquake in Alhaz cost the lives of nearly 3,000 people and caused many damages.
02:08In Alhaz, just after the earthquake, more than 23,000 houses were demolished.
02:17Subsequently, foundations were dug up and new buildings were dug up.
02:23Some key owners were able to settle in their new houses.
02:27Median TV went to meet them.
02:30This is a report by Abdelmouar Boukheiz, Faisal Abroch and Souad Jalil.
02:34In Alhaz, the dynamic of reconstruction is taking shape.
02:40Here in Tizintest, Haj Hussein Alshed congratulates the progress of the reconstruction of his house.
02:47Waves of sympathizers come to his house every day from the neighboring houses. Many of them will settle in his house for the coming weeks.
02:55Thank God, there was no problem in the construction. We obtained our licenses and plans, and the professionals, architects and topographers accompanied us until the end of the work. We express our sincere thanks to His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
03:15After obtaining their license to build, the inhabitants of the Igiran district of Tizintest continue the reconstruction work. Some of them are in the process of completion, others are at the preliminary stage of reconstruction.
03:33Glory to God, we are happy. The reconstruction is making great strides. This makes us forget what we have endured. Praise be to God.
03:43More than 14,000 building permits have been granted in the province of Tzeroudint. For the time being, great progress is being made in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the houses, destroyed completely or partially following the earthquake, despite the geological challenges that characterize the region.
04:04A monitoring cell composed of engineers and specialists supervises the reconstruction process in the province of Al-Hawz. The cell respects engineering standards, including those related to seismic resistance.
04:21The committee receives on a daily basis the people who come to file their complaints or modify the design of their housing. This cell is also responsible for the monitoring of the financial aid allocated to them, step by step, depending on the progress of the work.
04:40When the earth quaked a year ago in Morocco, several schools were partially or completely collapsed. Since then, between hammer blows, brick laying and painting, authorities have been working to rehabilitate affected schools, such as here in Tzeroudint, in this report by UNESPENZINEB.
05:05A year after the earthquake that struck the region of Al-Hawz, efforts to rehabilitate school infrastructures continue. In the province of Tzeroudint, more precisely in the municipality of Talqjount, this high school, which is the subject of a reconstruction project, is at the center of this mobilization.
05:28The rehabilitation of school infrastructures began in May and concerns several establishments in the region. Among them, 78 establishments are already operational.
05:47The project aims to rehabilitate this establishment, which hosts 462 students. Last year, the students had to move to temporary classes built by the OCP group. These structures, although temporary, have ensured the continuation of the courses in optimal safety conditions.
06:06The rehabilitation of this high school was made possible thanks to the joint mobilization of local authorities and all parties concerned. The reconstruction operation focuses on the restoration of damaged buildings and the construction of new classrooms.
06:30In total, no less than 2,730 school buildings were damaged to varying degrees in the regions affected by the earthquake.
06:41Just after the earthquake in Al-Hawz, an emergency program for the reconstruction and modernization of damaged areas was launched. It has considerably stimulated agriculture in the province of Shishawa.
06:54The rehabilitation of hydro-agricultural infrastructures, the maintenance of sewage systems, the creation and equipment of water points, as well as the construction of agricultural tracks and anti-erosion works are among the initiatives deployed throughout the province.
07:12I told you in the titles, the sky continues to open its valves in Morocco. Strong thunderstorms with gusts of wind and hail are recorded in several provinces. This weather alert of red vigilance in force since Friday should end today.
07:38As a result of these strong storms, floods have been recorded in Ouarzazate, where several districts of the city are under water. Some buildings have even collapsed and local authorities are mobilized to provide the necessary help to the affected people.
07:58These strong storms, which affect several regions of Morocco, are normal in this period. But when could they be linked to climate change? Element of response with Zine El Abidine, an expert in environmental regulation and climate change.
08:24Well, quite simply, they are normal, generally, if they do not exceed well-determined thresholds. Because the end of August is the beginning of September. Generally, there are precipitations that announce the end of summer and the beginning of autumn.
08:43And it is a phenomenon that is in a way natural. But when we exceed the limits of well-determined precipitations, then we enter the zone of effects of change or rather of climate regulations that we currently call manifestations or extreme phenomena.
09:12These extreme phenomena are generally known either by intense heat waves or by torrential rains and storms that cause floods like the one we have seen recently.
09:35These rains are normal if we take into account the chronology or the time factor. They are not normal if we take into account the quantity and intensity of the rains.
09:51And just before these precipitations, in Morocco, the levels of dams and rivers have drastically dropped. Some communes resort to tanker trucks to alleviate the lack of water, as is the case in the province of Renifra, UNESP El Zineb.
10:08In the heart of the Middle Atlas, no one had ever imagined a lack of water one day. Entire communes of the province of Renifra are however supplied with drinking water daily by these tanker trucks, as a result of several years of unprecedented drought.
10:24Out of a total of 477 provinces, 325 of them are supplied daily by tanker trucks.
10:41The process of supplying the communes with drinking water was planned in advance to face the consequences of an endless drought.
10:54In this commune, the lack of precipitation and the very high temperatures are being felt more and more. The groundwater is still struggling to recharge and the soil remains dry. In addition to feeding its inhabitants with water, the commune must also ensure the well-being of its inhabitants.
11:12Thanks to these tanker trucks, we can drink water and milk our cattle. The population suffered a lot because of the drought.
11:24I thank the local authorities for this operation, which ensures the supply of drinking water. In the face of this situation, the authorities call on the inhabitants to rationalize their water consumption further. Simple individual actions are essential to preserve the resource.
11:49Algeria is waiting for the results of the presidential election. It should be announced today. The day before, more than 24 million citizens were called to slip their ballots into the ballot box to choose between three candidates, including the outgoing president Abdel-Majid Tebboune, who is in second place.
12:06Tebboune is the main candidate for the presidential election, with the participation of less than 50%, while the influx was the main issue.
12:17The war in Gaza began yesterday, in its twelfth month, without a sign of respite in the Israeli murderous bombings, and without hope of a quick end or the liberation of the hostages after the death of an American or Turkish militant in West Jordan, a Palestinian territory occupied by Israel.
12:38His family accused the Israeli army of having killed him with bullets and demanded an independent investigation.
12:44So far, Israeli bombings have resulted in tens of thousands of deaths in the Gaza Strip. Some 2.4 million people are besieged and live in a real humanitarian and sanitary disaster.
13:00More than 625,000 children are deprived of school.
13:08Without hope of a quick end and without a sign of respite in the bombings, the war in the Gaza Strip has entered its twelfth month.
13:18In Khan Younes, in the south of the Palestinian enclave, children supposed to be at school are busy helping their families in the daily struggle.
13:26The children of our age in other countries continue their studies. Unfortunately, we work in a field that exceeds our abilities. We are unable to do this work.
13:42I suffer from cartilaginous lesion. I was injured during the 2014 war, so I can't work alone.
13:52I am obliged to make my children work. I always have tears in my eyes when I see their torn hands.
14:02They don't sleep at night because of fatigue.
14:07Because of the war, more than 625,000 children at school are deprived of school.
14:13According to UNICEF, 86% of school establishments have been destroyed or turned into a welcoming center for the displaced.
14:26The future of the children is lost. There is no education. Everything they studied last year is gone.
14:34If they return to school, they will have to start all over again.
14:39Instead of thinking about their studies, the Palestinian child only thinks about food, water, picking up bags of nylon to light a fire.
14:49It has become their daily work.
14:53Since this summer, UNHCR has been trying to provide at least one hour of daily lessons, but all children do not benefit from it, due to lack of means.
15:05In this context, the Israeli army has announced that it carried out strikes against military buildings in Hezbollah in the south of Lebanon.
15:17They claimed the shooting of a rocket salvo on a city in northern Israel.
15:24In Lebanon, 614 people were killed.
15:29On the Israeli side, 24 soldiers and 26 civilians were killed, according to the army.
15:35Let's go to Abidjan, where the 10th Extraordinary Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment has closed its doors.
15:45This meeting was an opportunity, among other things, to bring reflections on the proposals to be made at COP16,
15:52scheduled for next December in Saudi Arabia.
15:56Restoring the ecosystem of the African continent, creating the conditions necessary to face the devastating effects of climate change,
16:05and developing a guideline to allow Africa to speak in the same voice at COP16, which will be held in Saudi Arabia.
16:12These are the concerns that were reviewed during the discussions related to the 10th Extraordinary Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment.
16:20For two days, on the banks of the Nebriya Lagoon, participants conducted deep reflections
16:26aimed at reducing the degradation and sewers suffered enormously by several countries.
16:31For the Minister of the Environment, Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, the work was carried out in a good spirit.
16:38I urge each and every one of you to continue to be champions of this fight.
16:47We must overcome the stage of discourse to resolve the action.
16:54The reflection has been sufficiently conducted.
16:58The tools and strategies are numerous.
17:05The statements, commitments and action plans are numerous.
17:12We must now move on to their implementation.
17:17The question of the use of plastic bags and the implementation of ambitious projects to give a proud look to the African ecosystem
17:24has been raised by the participants.
17:27However, all this political will cannot materialize without adequate funding.
17:32Planting trees is expensive.
17:35To restore, we must avoid using chemical fertilizers.
17:39Chemical fertilizers degrade the soil.
17:44We must find ways to replace them.
17:47This is a cost.
17:49This is the funding that is lacking.
17:51I told you about the funding.
17:53There are reflections.
17:55We spoke earlier about carbon credits.
17:57Today, all forests generate carbon credits.
18:00How can we optimize the use of these carbon credits
18:04to finance the work of reforestation and the restoration of degraded soils?
18:12The 10th extraordinary session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment
18:17was based on the theme of raising Africa's ambition to fight soil degradation, desertification and suffrage.
18:2435 members of the governments of the continent took part.
18:27We are in Côte d'Ivoire.
18:28We are in Côte d'Ivoire.
18:30Members of the Federation of African Journalists
18:32are preparing for the 10th extraordinary session of the Ministerial Conference
18:37with the aim of strengthening the capacities of journalists
18:40to advance a just climate transition in Africa.
18:44Max Wobi and Ferdinand Kouakou.
18:47Africa has the opportunity to frame the debate on climate change
18:52by moving from a history of disasters to a history of opportunities
18:55by focusing on attracting new investments related to the climate.
19:00By amplifying the role of journalists,
19:02the Federation of African Journalists and its partners
19:05want to promote a more precise and constructive representation of climate issues
19:10by highlighting innovative solutions
19:12to implement measures of just transition in Africa
19:15and the continent's potential for sustainable development.
19:18This meeting in Abidjan
19:19is a platform for exchanging knowledge and learning on climate justice,
19:25advanced narrative and reporting techniques
19:28to help move from the history of disasters to opportunities and resilience.
19:34This is why we are having this conference here in Abidjan
19:38to try to amplify the narrative on the continent,
19:43especially at the level of African journalists.
19:45We know that in the different Western media,
19:47it is a narrative that is not our advantage.
19:51It is a narrative that really hides a lot of realities
19:55on the management of the issue of climate justice
19:58and that does not show all the consequences that Africa is undergoing,
20:01while it is the least polluting continent.
20:04At UNJCI, our role is to support all of this.
20:08And we do it, as you know.
20:10We try to bring emulation,
20:13to train
20:14and, above all, to make sure that there is a healthy environment,
20:20a favorable environment,
20:24so that we can do our job.
20:26This platform for reflection on climate justice
20:29has become part of the 10th extraordinary session
20:33of the ministerial conference in Abidjan.
20:36In the direction of Paris, where the Paralympic Games are closing today,
20:41the athlete Ayman El Hadawi
20:45offered a second gold medal to Morocco yesterday.
20:48After his 400-meter victory,
20:51he took first place in 46.65 seconds.
20:56Behind him, the other Moroccan athlete Ayub Sadni
21:00took the silver medal in 47.66 seconds.
21:05Morocco now has 12 medals,
21:072 in gold, 5 in silver and 5 in bronze.
21:12This is the end of this newscast.
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