![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/morocco-earthquake-doctor-drives-1800-miles-from-london-to-help-rescue-operation/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_A-doctor-has-driven-an-ambulance-from-London-to-Morocco-to-help-with-the-earthquake-effort.jpg&description=Just hours after the strong and rare earthquake struck on Friday night, the unidentified London-based doctor drove 1,800 miles to the epicentre near the Moroccan capital of Marrakech A doctor has driven an ambulance 1,800 miles from London to Morocco to provide assistance after thousands were killed in an earthquake in the north African country. A British charity has also launched an "urgent relief fund" to help families of the 2,100 fatal victims and the 2,400 injured after a mega 6.8-magnitude quake struck just 45 miles southwest of Marrakech just before midnight on Friday. The heroic Brit left just two hours after the tremors hit, razing entire neighbourhoods to the ground and damaging historic buildings. He made the massive journey in an ambulance laden with specialist medical equipment, and when he reached Marrakech, another four good samaritans joined him. The UN says this is the most devastating quake the country has ever experienced, with around 300,000 people affected. Many have been left homeless or traumatised, fearing more aftershocks so much they have been forced to sleep on the street for the past three nights. Do you know the hero ambulance driver? Get in touch by emailing webnews@trinitymirror.co.uk A British charity is also launching an urgent fundraiser to provide aid to the hundreds of thousands of victims. Oxford University PHD student Ella Williams - who works for the British Moroccan Society - will be flying from the UK to help those affected on the ground. Ella, who usually lives and works around the villages at the epicentre of the earthquake, said: "The damage to the rural areas has been catastrophic. Many families are still trapped under the rubble. Some villages have no survivors. I have lost students, friends and neighbours and I am still waiting on news of many missing loved ones." Money raised for the relief fund will provide immediate help to those most in need. This includes individuals who have not received help yet, providing adequa){kind=link}
Just hours after the strong and rare earthquake struck on Friday night, the unidentified London-based doctor drove 1,800 miles to the epicentre near the Moroccan capital of Marrakech
A doctor has driven an ambulance 1,800 miles from London to Morocco to provide assistance after thousands were killed in an earthquake in the north African country.
A British charity has also launched an “urgent relief fund” to help families of the 2,100 fatal victims and the 2,400 injured after a mega 6.8-magnitude quake struck just 45 miles southwest of Marrakech just before midnight on Friday. The heroic Brit left just two hours after the tremors hit, razing entire neighbourhoods to the ground and damaging historic buildings. He made the massive journey in an ambulance laden with specialist medical equipment, and when he reached Marrakech, another four good samaritans joined him.
The UN says this is the most devastating quake the country has ever experienced, with around 300,000 people affected. Many have been left homeless or traumatised, fearing more aftershocks so much they have been forced to sleep on the street for the past three nights.
Do you know the hero ambulance driver? Get in touch by emailing webnews@trinitymirror.co.uk