Dire hygiene spells new threat for Morocco quake survivors

Amizmiz, Morocco (AFP) Sept 17, 2023

In her earthquake-hit Moroccan town, Zina Mechghazzi has improvised a sink by placing a pink bucket and a bar of soap on the dusty ground amid the ruins. "I haven't taken a shower in seven days," said the woman from Amizmiz at the foot of the High Atlas range, about 60 kilometres (40 miles) southwest of Marrakech. "I've only washed my armpits and changed my clothes." Over a week sin