Many foreign governments have responded to the devastating earthquake in Morocco, which has so far claimed the lives of more than 1,300 people. Dozens of countries have expressed condolences and support for the North African country, many of them offering international backing.

Several countries said they had been in contact with Morocco, Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were already preparing to provide assistance on the ground. The UN will also provide assistance, reported CNN America.

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) also offered help. Two firefighters will fly to Morocco on Saturday evening, which may organize further deployment of Czech rescue teams.

“I witnessed with great sadness the impact of the devastating earthquake in Morocco. I offer my condolences to the families of the victims and wish the best for those who have lost their homes. “The Czech Republic is ready to send the necessary aid to Morocco,” he wrote on social media Wallflower.

Charita Czech Republic announced a fundraising drive to help affected communities.

Neighboring Algeria, which cut ties with Morocco two years ago, has announced it will open its airspace to humanitarian and medical flights to Morocco.

According to the statement, his party is also ready to provide humanitarian assistance and offer all its material and human capabilities as a form of solidarity with the Moroccan people if Morocco requests this assistance. wrote French website France24.

“Algeria expresses its sincere condolences to the brothers and sisters of the Moroccan people. “We are deeply saddened by the impact of the strong earthquake that hit several regions in the Kingdom of Morocco,” said the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as per quote Morocco World News.

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said Ankara was ready to provide all kinds of support “to heal the wounds caused by the earthquake.”

Turkey’s disaster management agency AFAD said 265 aid workers from AFAD, the Turkish Red Crescent and other Turkish NGOs are ready to travel to the earthquake area if Morocco requests international help, reports Turkish state news agency Anadolu Ajansi.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at the G20 summit in New Delhi that his country had mobilized its technical assistance agency. “We will do our best to help those who can be helped,” Scholz said.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote in a statement on the social network X: “I am deeply saddened by the loss of life and destruction caused by yesterday’s earthquake in Morocco. The United States stands ready to provide all necessary assistance.”

He expressed his support for Morocco and US President Joe Biden. “I am deeply saddened by the loss of life and destruction caused by the earthquake,” he wrote in a statement, adding that the United States stood ready to provide any assistance needed.

France and Spain also offered assistance to Morocco.

France’s foreign ministry said its embassy in Morocco and its ministry in Paris had opened crisis centers “to respond to requests for information or assistance from our colleagues,” Reuters reported. “France is ready to help,” said President Emmanuel Macron.

Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said that Spain had offered to send rescue workers to Morocco.

Israel’s national medical and emergency service, Magen David Adom, said its leadership had contacted the president of the Moroccan Red Crescent with an offer of help. “Magen David Adom representatives are preparing to depart in the next few hours,” the statement said.

The President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, then ordered the opening of air bridges due to the Moroccan earthquake, reports The Jerusalem Post.

Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, then assigned the emirate’s police rescue team and emergency services team to help search for earthquake victims.

Tunisia, Kuwait, Romania, Taiwan, Italy and Belgium have also announced their readiness to help Morocco.

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly he wrote on his X platform account that his country was “ready to help our Moroccan friends in any way we can.”