More than 2,000 people have been killed after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Morocco, officials have said. Many of the fatalities are said to be in hard-to-reach areas south of Marrakech, and the number of dead is expected to rise.
Sky's chief correspondent, Stuart Ramsay, is at the epicentre of the earthquake in the village of Talat Nyakoub.The police are there, along with the army and sniffer dogs.
It is not immediately clear if the tremor - which hit the same areas as those at the epicentre of Friday's quake - has led to more damage or casualties.Video shows aftermath of quake in some of hardest-hit areas Spain's Military Emergency Unit is sending 56 soldiers and four dogs to Morocco to help with the rescue efforts.
She was staying in the city's old town district when Friday night's earthquake struck, just two days before she was due to begin a charity trek across the Atlas Mountains.Ms Hosseiny said she and her partner, and others staying in their accommodation, were gripped by"sheer fear" as the walls shook. Marrakech and Agadir airports are still open and carriers including British Airways, TUI, easyJet, and Air France are running flights.
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