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Three children drown in two accidents in Mayo-Kebbi Ouest

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Map: Mayo-Kebbi Ouest, Chad

Three children lost their lives in two separate drowning accidents on Monday 9 November 2026 in the villages of Bébalnda and Kourayadjé, in the Nanaye department of Mayo-Kebbi Ouest, according to Tchadinfos. A girl aged about five was among the victims.

Three children drowned on Monday 9 November 2026 in two separate accidents in the villages of Bébalnda and Kourayadjé, in the canton of Salmata, Nanaye department, Mayo-Kebbi Ouest province. In Bébalnda, one of the tragedies occurred at around 2pm and claimed the life of a girl aged about five, reports Tchadinfos.

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