# 10-year-old boy trapped in Algerian well dies after days of rescue efforts

https://mins.news/en/video/47247

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-06 10:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltwGfUUStL0

> Rescue work ended Saturday night in northwestern Algeria after continuing for several days to free 10-year-old Ayoub Hadaf from a well. His grandfather, Ahmed Hadef, and officials said the boy died inside despite the efforts.

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