The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Morocco has soared to more than 2,000, with a similar number of injured. King Mohammed VI declared three days of national mourning and ordered shelter, food and other help for survivors. Many people are spending a second night out in the open. | BBC News Africa

Morocco has been gripped by efforts of rescuers, who are in the race against time, to reach a five-year-old boy who fell into a well in northern Morocco on Tuesday. The boy, named by local media as Rayan, believed to have fallen about 32m (104ft) through a narrow opening. Thousands of people have been watching footage of the rescue on social media, and a large group of onlookers has gathered at the scene. | BBC News Africa