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A 10-year-old Algerian boy named Ayoub was found dead on September 5, four days after falling into an 80m-deep well near his home in El Bayadh province. The body of Ayoub, who drew widespread attention and social media calls for rescue, was recovered by rescuers with the civil protection authorities. The well is described as being dry and 40cm in diameter, making it difficult to reach Ayoub due to a thick layer of soil trapping him. Rescuers had been working to save Ayoub using heavy machinery to dig a pit alongside the well.

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A 10-year-old boy, identified as *Ayoub*, was found dead after being trapped in a dry well for four days in Algeria. He fell into the well on Wednesday while walking home in the village of *Errokn*, and rescue efforts were hampered by the narrow diameter of the well, which was only 40cm. Despite attempting to reach him through a horizontal passage dug from the side, rescuers were unable to save Ayoub, and his body was recovered on September 5. The incident drew widespread attention and comparisons were made to similar cases in Algeria's history, including a 2018 rescue operation that lasted nine days.

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Algerian boy trapped in well for days found dead AI generated ALGIERS – Rescuers in Algeria on Sept 5 recovered the body of a 10-year-old boy who was trapped inside a well for four days, civil protection authorities said. asserted

authorities → trap → days

Efforts to rescue the boy, whom the authorities identified only by his first name, Ayoub, had drawn widespread attention across the country, and social media was awash with calls to save him. asserted

media → rescue → him

On the evening of Sept 5, however, officials announced that “the child was found and recovered dead”. asserted

child → announce → Sept

Teams had been working to reach Ayoub after he fell into an 80m-deep well near his home in the desert municipality of Brezina, El Bayadh province, some 550km south of Algiers. asserted

he → work → Algiers

The civil protection authorities said the well was dry and dug using traditional methods. asserted

well → say → methods

It was only 40cm in diameter, which made efforts to rescue the boy difficult. asserted

efforts → make → boy

While the operations were still ongoing, rescuers said they had been struggling to reach him because he was “trapped beneath a thick layer of soil”. asserted

he → say → soil

Images released by the authorities and local media showed heavy machinery digging a large pit alongside the well in an attempt to reach the boy. asserted

machinery → release → boy

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