By Ahmed Eljechtimi OUIRGANE VALLEY, Morocco (Reuters) - The Kasbah La Dame Bija guesthouse in Morocco's picturesque Ouirgane Valley escaped unscathed ...
By Ahmed Eljechtimi OUIRGANE VALLEY, Morocco - The Kasbah La Dame Bija guesthouse in Morocco's picturesque Ouirgane Valley escaped unscathed from an earthquake that devastated the area, butBy Ahmed Eljechtimi
Coping with the human tragedy of a Sept. 8 tremor that killed more than 2,900 people is everyone's immediate concern, but for a region that relied on tourists trekking along stunning valleys and mountain passes, buying local handicrafts or visiting now devastated sites, the economic future looks bleak.
Whole villages, many dominated by homes and buildings made of mud brick, crumbled into mounds of dirt when the 6.8 magnitude quake struck, burying those inside and destroying businesses in a region that depended on the tourist trail. Ahmed Bassim, a tourist guide in the Ouirgane area who has been forced to live in a tent for shelter since the earthquake, said the region was in desperate need of reconstruction."But I hope tourists would still visit in solidarity with us," he said.
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