10-year-old remains trapped in 80-meter well in southern Algeria

A 10-year-old boy has been trapped in an 80-meter-deep well in southern Algeria for three days after falling in on September 2.

By Middle East Affairs
September 8, 2026
Sand dunes with large rock formations scattered across them, and mountains visible in the distance under a clear sky.
Ilustrasi. A desert landscape in Algeria, showing the type of remote terrain where rescue operations are underway in southern Algeria. Photo: Original: Hamza-siaDerivative work including rotation, conversion to sRGB, crop, minor adjustments, removal of hotpixel: Julian Herzog / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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A 10-year-old boy fell into an 80-meter-deep well on Wednesday, September 2, at midday in the village of Er Rekn in El Ghassoul municipality, El Bayadh province in the high plateaus of southwestern Algeria.

Civil protection units have been working to retrieve the child for three days since the accident occurred.

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