Solidarity is organized after the terrible earthquake hitting Morocco. With a magnitude of 7 on the Richter scale, the earthquake which occurred on the night of Friday September 8 to Saturday September 9 in the province of Al-Haouz, southwest of the city of Marrakech, caused at least 2,012 dead and 2,059 injured, according to a report made public Saturday evening by the Ministry of the Interior. While rescue operations are being organizedRabat declared a three-day national mourning.
To cover this tragedy, the French historical channels decided to change their programming. This Sunday, September 10, TF 1, for example, did not broadcast its magazine “Grands reportages”, traditionally offered after “1 p.m.”. Instead, the faithful of the front page were able to follow a special edition called “Solidarité Maroc”, and presented by the duo Anne-Claire Coudray/Gilles Bouleau.
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This Monday, September 11, the morning show of LCI, the group’s news channel, will relocate to Marrakech for a new special edition from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. This will be presented by Jean-Baptiste Boursier, surrounded by journalists Narjisse Hadji and Michel Scott.
A big information evening on France 2
This same Monday, September 11, France 2 will broadcast a large evening of information replacing the finale of its series ” girls of fire “. At 8 p.m., Anne-Sophie Lapix will take the air from Marrakech, accompanied by several special correspondents. From 8:40 p.m., Julian Bugier and Caroline Roux will take over from Paris for a special 1h30 show during which they will receive several guests on set.
In partnership with the Foundation of Francea call for donations to help the victims will be launched.
For its part, M 6 has decided to cancel the “Best Pastry Chef” issue of Mary Portolano scheduled for this Wednesday, September 13 around 9 p.m. In its place, the channel will organize a charity concert at the Paris Dome, in partnership with The Red Cross and for the benefit of the Moroccan Red Crescent. Many artists, whose names have not yet been revealed, will come to sing on stage and call on the French for solidarity.