
Moroccans sleep in the streets after powerful earthquake
The epicentre was in a remote mountainous region south-west of Marrakesh.
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.
Also in the programme: It's the final day of the G20 meeting in India; and a museum in England has started the process of handing back dozens of artefacts belonging to an indigenous community in Australia.
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: A damaged vehicle is seen on a street in Marrakesh. Credit: Hannah McKay/Reuters)
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