Five hundred Jewish survivors of the disastrous Agadir earthquake are absolutely shelterless here today. Last night, they were evicted from the Moroccan Army barracks in this city, where they have been sheltered for the last three weeks, following their rescue from the area hit by the earthquake of February 29.
According to Meyer Obadia, president of the Casablanca Jewish Community, the 500 Jewish refugees from Agadir were turned out of the Jonquiere Barracks last night and told to find other shelter. Government authorities said the barracks were needed for army troops.
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