Balanced News: Morocco earthquake death toll surpasses 2,000

The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Morocco has surpassed 2,000, leading the government to declare three days of national mourning. The earthquake, the most powerful in the region in at least 100 years, struck the historic tourist town of Marrakesh and surrounding areas. However, villages in the Atlas Mountains have suffered the most damage and are the hardest to reach, raising concerns of a potential humanitarian disaster.