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| Morocco food stampede kills 15 and wounds many | Morocco food stampede kills 15 and wounds many |
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| At least 15 people have been killed and several others wounded in a stampede in Morocco while food aid was distributed. | At least 15 people have been killed and several others wounded in a stampede in Morocco while food aid was distributed. |
| The incident occurred in the town of Sidi Boulaalam in Essaouira province. The aid was being handed out by a private local charity. | The incident occurred in the town of Sidi Boulaalam in Essaouira province. The aid was being handed out by a private local charity. |
| Some reports indicate that up to 40 people were injured in the crush. Local media reported that most of the victims were women and elderly people. | Some reports indicate that up to 40 people were injured in the crush. Local media reported that most of the victims were women and elderly people. |
| Pictures on social media showed bodies of women laid out on the ground. | Pictures on social media showed bodies of women laid out on the ground. |
| Witnesses told local media that this year's annual food aid distribution at a local market in Sidi Boulaalam, an impoverished town with just over 8,000 inhabitants, attracted a larger crown that usual. | |
| "This year there were lots of people, several hundred people," a witness who asked to remain anonymous told AFP news agency. | "This year there were lots of people, several hundred people," a witness who asked to remain anonymous told AFP news agency. |
| "People shoved, they broke down the barriers," he said, adding that the injured had been evacuated to a hospital in Marrakesh. | "People shoved, they broke down the barriers," he said, adding that the injured had been evacuated to a hospital in Marrakesh. |
| Morocco's interior ministry said that King Muhammed VI had instructed the local authorities to help those affected, adding that he would personally cover all medical and funeral costs. | Morocco's interior ministry said that King Muhammed VI had instructed the local authorities to help those affected, adding that he would personally cover all medical and funeral costs. |
| An unverified video shot by a bystander before the incident showed a large crowd gathered at the open-air market, waiting for the food distribution. | An unverified video shot by a bystander before the incident showed a large crowd gathered at the open-air market, waiting for the food distribution. |
| It is not clear what triggered the stampede. | It is not clear what triggered the stampede. |