Death toll from Morocco earthquake rises to more than 2,000

The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Morocco has soared to more than 2,000, with a similar number injured. The interior ministry says more than 1,400 have serious injuries, and the heaviest casualties are in provinces just south of Marrakesh. King Mohammed VI has declared three days of national mourning and ordered shelter, food and other help for survivors.

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Joining Julian Worricker to discuss this and more are Charlotte Leslie, director of the Conservative Middle East Council, and Bilal Sarwary, an Afghan journalist in exile in Canada.

(Picture: Hundreds of people sleep outside on Jemaa el Fnaa square after a powerful earthquake hit Morocco. Credit: Yoan Valat/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)