Hundreds attend funeral for Rayan in Morocco - in pictures

  • Mourners carry the coffin of Rayan Aourram, the Moroccan boy who died after being trapped inside a well, during his funeral near Chefchaouen in northern Morocco on February 7. EPA
    Mourners carry the coffin of Rayan Aourram, the Moroccan boy who died after being trapped inside a well, during his funeral near Chefchaouen in northern Morocco on February 7. EPA
  • Grieving villagers waited for hours to attend the funeral prayers and burial rituals. EPA
    Grieving villagers waited for hours to attend the funeral prayers and burial rituals. EPA
  • Those wishing to pay their final respects to Rayan had to climb the hilly, unpaved road leading to the cemetery in Ighran. EPA
    Those wishing to pay their final respects to Rayan had to climb the hilly, unpaved road leading to the cemetery in Ighran. EPA
  • Moroccans pray over the grave of Rayan. AFP
    Moroccans pray over the grave of Rayan. AFP
  • The father of Rayan receives condolences during the funeral. AFP
    The father of Rayan receives condolences during the funeral. AFP
  • Moroccans burry the five-year-old after the funeral prayer. AFP
    Moroccans burry the five-year-old after the funeral prayer. AFP
  • Hundreds of Moroccans attended the funeral prayer. AFP
    Hundreds of Moroccans attended the funeral prayer. AFP
  • People pray during the funeral. AP Photo
    People pray during the funeral. AP Photo
  • Mourners carry the body of Rayan. AFP
    Mourners carry the body of Rayan. AFP
  • Rayan could not be rescued despite a vast operation that lasted five days. Reuters
    Rayan could not be rescued despite a vast operation that lasted five days. Reuters
  • Some of the mourners reportedly walked for up to eight kilometres to reach the cemetery. Reuters
    Some of the mourners reportedly walked for up to eight kilometres to reach the cemetery. Reuters