Benin: 32-year-old woman rescued after falling into a well in Parakou

A 32-year-old street vendor identified as S. F. was rescued after falling into a roughly 10-meter-deep well in the Thian neighborhood of Parakou. Alerted at 4:52 a.m., Benin’s Civil Protection Agency responders found her at the bottom of the well, which held nearly four meters of water, and brought her out alive using rescue equipment. She was suffering from the cold but had no apparent injuries and was taken to the emergency department of the Borgou Departmental Hospital. The agency urged residents to cover and secure wells and other dangerous structures and restrict access, especially for children.