Body of nine-year-old girl found after being swept into sewage canal in Berkane

After hours of searching, the body of a nine-year-old girl who fell into a sewage canal on Thursday in Berkane, after heavy rainfall flooded an open manhole, was finally recovered later that day.

Videos shared online by residents captured the moment rescue teams discovered her body, which had been swept into Oued Cheraa, near Berkane.

The little girl was with her father on Thursday when they were both swept away by heavy rains into an open manhole.

While some young men managed to rescue the father, who was accompanying his daughter to her tutoring session, they were unable to save the child.

According to media sources, the neighborhood where the incident occurred is undergoing city renovation work, leaving several manholes open, which contributed to the rapid flow of water.