Morocco’s King launches emergency supply platform in Rabat

King Mohammed VI launched construction works for an emergency supply platform spanning over 20 hectares in Rabat,part of a national emergency relief plan.

Under the directive of the King,each region in the Kingdom will be equipped with a major platform for essential supplies (including tents,blankets,beds,medicines,and foodstuffs) to provide immediate relief in the event of disasters such as floods,earthquakes,chemical,industrial,or radiological risks.

Rabat’s platform,worth 287 million dirhams,will be ready in a year and will include four warehouses,two shelters for oversized equipment (each 2,500 m²),a heliport,and parking facilities.

The investment is part of a national plan to boost Morocco’s emergency response worth 7 billion dirhams,including 2 MMDH for construction and 5 MMDH for acquiring products and equipment.

In total,Morocco plans to build 36 platforms over 240 hectares,distributed across the 12 Moroccan regions.

The stored products and equipment aim to ensure a rapid response to affected populations and provide diligent and reasonable coverage of needs in terms of rescue,aid,and care,in line with His Majesty the King’s proactive vision.

The platforms will store 200,000 tents and associated equipment (camp beds,mattresses,etc.),mobile bakeries and kitchens,as well as food kits for affected families,quipment for water purification and potabilization,and electricity generation through towable generators,Stocks of equipment for flood control,earthquake rescue,landslide and mudslide response,and chemical,or radiological risk management as well as 6 field hospitals.

The storage of food and medicines will be managed by specialized teams and subject to strict regulations,adhering to relevant norms and standards.

The establishment of these platforms will contribute to the development of national emergency infrastructures,improve the overall crisis intervention system,ensure more efficient delivery of aid to affected populations,and strengthen Morocco’s resilience to various types of crises.