'Little Rayan' Who Died Trapped In Well To Be Buried Monday

Morocco prepared Monday to bury "little Rayan", the five-year-old boy who died trapped in a well despite days-long rescue operation that gripped the world.
The child's fate drew global attention after he fell down a narrow, 32-metre (100-foot) dry well last Tuesday, and sparked an outpouring of sympathy online.

His funeral is to be held in his home village of Ighrane, in the impoverished Rif mountains of northern Morocco
where the tragedy took place, a local official and a relative told AFP.

On Saturday night, crowds had cheered in joy when rescue workers reached Rayan after a round-the-clock digging operation, clearing away the final handfuls of dirt.
But hope turned to grief as news spread that the rescue was too late, and Rayan was dead.

"The silence is terrible this morning in the village," a relative said.

The news was announced by the royal cabinet of the North African nation after King Mohammed VI called the
parents with his condolences.

The race to rescue Rayan was followed live across the world, and as soon as the tragic conclusion was announced, tributes poured in.

Pope Francis, while mourning the boy's loss, praised the
"beautiful" sight of "how all the people gathered together" to try to save a child.

Photo credit: Egypt Today

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