The regional director of civil protection in Kasserine, Brigadier General Youssef Al-Afi, confirmed that the efforts of the civil protection units in the region are continuing to find a woman who was swept away yesterday evening, Thursday, by the torrential rains of Wadi Ksiba in the “Faj Terbeh” area of the delegation of Jadlian in the governorate of Kasserine.
Al-Afi explained in a statement to “WAT” that all material and human capabilities were harnessed to search for the 55-year-old woman, highlighting that she was in the process of grazing her cows, and when it rained, she tried to cut off The valley after the cows were able to cross it safely, but it was swept away by torrents due to the high water level of the valley, according to what a number of the family of the missing woman confirmed to him.
For his part, the commissioner of Jadlian, Mahrez Al-Tahri, confirmed in a statement to (WAT) that the flooding of the “Qassiba” valley, which links the wilayas of Kef, Siliana and Kasserine, caused a woman from the area to be swept away when she was in the process of grazing her herd of cows (4 cows), and added that the National Guard agents Jadaliyan and two formations of civil protection from Sbeitla and Tala, were recruited to search for the missing woman, indicating that coordination is currently underway with the local authorities in the delegation of Rouhiya of the Wilaya of Siliana, adjacent to the delegation of Jadlian, to assist in the search process, given that the valley passes through it.
It is noteworthy that the regional committee to confront natural disasters and organize rescue in Kasserine is in permanent session in anticipation of any emergency.
