Rescuers mobilized after 10-year-old boy trapped in 80-meter well in Algeria
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- Rescue teams are working in El Bayadh province, western Algeria, to reach a 10-year-old boy trapped in a dry artesian well about 80 meters deep.
- The operation began on Wednesday, Sept. 2, and continued through Friday.
- No favorable outcome had been announced in the report.
A major rescue operation is under way in Algeria’s western El Bayadh province after a 10-year-old boy fell into a dry artesian well about 80 meters deep.
The effort began on Wednesday, Sept. 2, and continued on Thursday and Friday as rescuers tried to reach him. No favorable outcome had been announced.
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Originally published by La Presse in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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