Spanish reaction to the Morocco earthquake

Morocco's northern neighbour, Spain, has been playing an important role in the response to the earthquake.

Spain has two enclaves bordering Morocco and is otherwise separated from the North African country by the Strait of Gibraltar.

Spanish rescue teams are on the ground, helping their Moroccan counterparts sift through rubble to try to get to those still alive after Friday's quake.

Earlier on Monday, Spain's embassy and other diplomatic outposts in Morocco observed a minute's silence for those killed.

While the two countries have traditionally disagreed over unauthorised migration, the status of Ceuta and Melilla (the two Spanish enclaves bordering Morocco) and the fate of Western Sahara, in February they agreed to set aside their differences and chart a new path forward.

Minuto de silencio hoy en memoria de las víctimas del terremoto 🇲🇦 en @EmbEspanaRabat 🇪🇦con sus Oficinas Sectoriales, Consulados Generales, I. Cervantes y Colegios Españoles pic.twitter.com/JusBbQ8CQ1

— EmbajadaEspañaMarruecos (@EmbEspanaRabat) September 11, 2023