This is an entry from: Morocco earthquake live: Offers of aid flow in, but not without controversy
UN offers assistance
9 September 2023 08:37 BST
International response to the earthquake is starting to be heard.
United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said that the UN stood ready to help the Moroccan government in "its efforts to assist the impacted population".
Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India currently hosting the G20 summit, said his country was ready to "offer all possible assistance" to Morocco.
Meanwhile Mark Rutte, prime minister of the Netherlands, said: "My thoughts are with the many victims of this disaster and with the local emergency services. I conveyed my sincere condolences to Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch."