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Morocco suffers huge earthquake

Morocco was hit by an earthquake on Friday night local time. The epicentre was in the Atlas Mountains south east of Marrakesh. The medina, Marrakesh's old city, is a UNESCO world heritage site; it has suffered considerable damage. Lachen Haddad is a Moroccan Senator and a former tourism minister. He was speaking to Weekend's Julian Worricker.

(PICTURE: Man walks among ruined buildings in Morocco CREDIT: Hannah McKay/ Reuters)

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