More than 1,000 dead in 6.8-magnitude quake in Morocco

A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 1,000 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the city of Marrakech. The scale of the disaster is unknown as rescuers are struggling to get through roads to areas that were hit hardest. Peter Mercer, owner of Dar Zaman guesthouse, shares what he experienced.

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