World Bank working with authorities in Libya, Morocco after disasters - Turkey head

The World Bank is working with authorities in Morocco and Libya to prepare financing in response to the deadly disasters in the two countries, the bank's Turkey Director Humberto Lopez told Reuters on Thursday. But how you respond depends also on the authorities' demand," Lopez said in an interview in Ankara. "And I do not know where the conversations with Morocco and Libya are in this moment.

The World Bank is working with authorities in Morocco and Libya to prepare financing in response to the deadly disasters in the two countries, the bank's Turkey Director Humberto Lopez told Reuters on Thursday. "The bank is working with the authorities (on) how to respond to the earthquake. But how you respond depends also on the authorities' demand," Lopez said in an interview in Ankara.

"And I do not know where the conversations with Morocco and Libya are in this moment. I know that the teams are working," he added. An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude on Friday killed nearly 3,000 people in Morocco, the deadliest quake to hit North Africa since 1960. In Libya's east, a torrent resulting from a powerful storm burst dams and killed thousands, with thousands more missing.

Libya has requested international aid to support search and rescue efforts, while Morocco has accepted aid offers from four countries and not taken up offers from some others.

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