Rescue of Rayan

Articles

• Moroccan Boy Dies After 4-Day Rescue Effort to Save Him from Deep Well
  5 February 2022, by Prince

  It is a sad news that we have just learned. Little Rayan, 5 years old, who fell on Tuesday afternoon into a 32-meter deep well near Chefchaouen, in northern Morocco, has died.
  The news has not yet been made official, but according to the live images published by many Moroccan media, the rescuers have taken the body of the little boy on a stretcher. He did not survive.
  Rayan accidentally fell into this well located near his family residence on February 1st. For these four days, the (…)

• Morocco Unites in Outpouring of Support Following Tragic Death of Young Rayan
  7 February 2022, by Prince

  The wave of solidarity shown in Morocco after the death of Rayan arouses admiration both inside and outside the kingdom.
  People from all regions of Morocco have invaded the village of Igrhane (Chefchaouen) where the tragedy took place. During the four days of the rescue operation for Rayan, they were housed by the villagers. Some gendarmes even stayed in Rayan’s house, reports El Pais.
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  In this poor village, close to the Rif mountains, the populations live in extreme (…)

• Morocco Cracks Down on Illegal Wells After Tragic Death of 5-Year-Old Rayan
  7 February 2022, by Sylvanus

  The death of Rayan, the 5-year-old boy who remained trapped in a 45 cm diameter dry well for 5 days after an accidental fall, raises the problem of the proliferation of illegal and unsecured wells in northern Morocco. The kingdom wants to put an end to this.
  Insomnia is in prospect for those responsible and drug traffickers. Morocco has decided to track down those responsible for the illegal and unsecured wells built in the north of the country, particularly in the province of (…)

• UN Mourns Moroccan Boy Rayan, Praises Rescuers’ Efforts in Well Tragedy
  8 February 2022, by Armel

  The United Nations (UN) has offered condolences to Rayan’s family and saluted the efforts made by the rescue teams to try to save him.
  Morocco was in shock on Saturday evening after the rescue teams found Rayan dead at the bottom of a well in a laborious rescue operation that had the whole world on tenterhooks for five days.
  According to the UN Secretary-General’s Deputy Spokesman, Farhan Haq, the Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, is "saddened by this news. Our hearts are with the (…)

• US Mourns Moroccan Boy Rayan, Praises Heroic Rescue Effort
  8 February 2022, by Armel

  The United States presented its condolences to Morocco on Monday for the death of Rayan, who accidentally fell into a well, particularly saluting the dedication of the rescue teams.
  Since Saturday evening, tributes have been pouring in from around the world. The United States has also joined the international solidarity to express its compassion to the family of the little boy.
  Thus, State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement: "Today, we mourn with the Moroccan people as (…)

• ’The Simpsons’ Episode Eerily Mirrors Tragic Moroccan Well Rescue Attempt
  8 February 2022, by Sylvanus

  One of the episodes of the American animated television series "The Simpsons" resembles the story of Rayan, the 5-year-old Moroccan boy who died after being trapped in a dry 45 cm diameter well for 5 days.
  Released 20 years ago, "Radio Bart," the 13th episode of season 3 of the animated series The Simpsons featured Bart, Simpson’s son. He had received a microphone that allowed him to speak remotely with a radio. "He uses it to play pranks. He makes people believe that a little boy named (…)

• Palestinian Singer Mohammed Assaf Names Newborn Son After Moroccan Boy Rayan
  8 February 2022, by Sylvanus

  Famous Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf has given the name Rayan to his newborn, in tribute to the 5-year-old Moroccan child who died last Saturday after accidentally falling into a dry well near his home in Chefchaouen.
  "I thank Allah many times for His kind blessings for what He has given us," Mohammed Assaf wrote in a tweet on Monday, announcing that his wife had given birth to a baby boy a few days ago. The winner of the second season of Arab Idol, broadcast by the MBC network, also (…)

• Tragic Well Rescue: Parents of Moroccan Boy Rayan Expecting New Baby
  8 February 2022, by Prince

  The mother of Rayan, the 5-year-old boy who accidentally fell into a well in Ighrane (Chefchaouen) and died on Saturday, is five months pregnant, announced her husband and the boy’s father.
  Rayan’s father, Khalid Agoram, said in a television interview with local media that his wife, Wassima, is five months pregnant. The parents of the little boy were present throughout the rescue operation that lasted five days.
  To read: Rescuers Race to Save 5-Year-Old Boy Trapped in Deep Moroccan Well (…)

• Morocco Intensifies Crackdown on Illegal Wells After Tragic Child Deaths
  9 February 2022, by Ginette

  After the death of Rayan who fell into a well near Chefchaouen and that of another child in Tiflet, the authorities have decided to crack down on illegal wells that escape any control. This is the case in Casablanca, more precisely in the Ain Sebâa district where the authorities are conducting a control campaign with well owners.
  In Morocco, many illegal wells escape authorizations and control, and are at the heart of several accidents, some tragic. Following the Rayan incident, the (…)

• Morocco Launches Crackdown on Illegal Wells After Tragic Death of Child
  10 February 2022, by Armel

  In line with the "strict" measures taken following the death of little Rayan, the Ministry of Equipment has announced the census of illegal wells that could pose a threat to public safety.
  After the tragedy in Chefchaouen, the government wants to fight the proliferation of illegal wells. The announced operation will consist of closing these wells or restoring them, in order to prevent any risk to populations and animals, depending on the conditions specified in the drilling (…)