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Morocco united in sorrow as 'little Rayan' is laid to rest

Five-year-old Rayan Oram is laid to rest in his village of Ighrane in Morocco's rural northern province of Chefchaouen. AFP - FADEL SENNA

Rayan Oram, the five-year-old boy who died on Saturday after being trapped in a well for five days, has been buried near his village of Ighrane in the Rif Valley. The vast rescue operation showed an outpouring of solidarity in the country and drew praise from around the world.

The little boy fell down a narrow, 32-metre dry well last Tuesday leading to a complex earth-moving operation to try to reach him without triggering a landslide.

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