فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
Fez News – Exclusive
In a scene that raises alarm and condemnation, the lens of “Fez News” captured an image of a small child swimming alone inside the illuminated “Khesa” public fountain, revealing a complete absence of oversight and negligence in protecting children. This dangerous incident occurred in the heart of Fez, specifically at the Allal Ben Abdellah roundabout, where the child risked their life seeking a pool of water to escape the summer heat.
The captured photograph shows the child endangering their life amid the fountain’s waters, which lack any safety conditions or security dimensions. Meanwhile, daily life continues in the surrounding street; cars drive by, pedestrians frequent nearby shops, and yet no one intervenes to rescue the child from this perilous situation.
This distressing scene emerges not as an isolated incident, but as a grave warning and reflection of the harsh reality faced by many children from low-income families in Fez. The causes leading to such behaviors are multiple and far-reaching, most notably the scarcity of public pools that align with the purchasing power of a large segment of the city’s low-income residents.
Amidst the exorbitant costs of private pool memberships—which reach sums beyond the means of many families—children and their families are left with limited, dangerous options to find places to swim and recreate. Public facilities, like decorative fountains, transform into hazardous destinations for unsupervised swimming, exposing children to imminent danger.
This troubling reality necessitates urgent and decisive intervention from officials and stakeholders in social and sports affairs within the city. Providing free or token-priced public pools, accessible to all segments of society, is no longer a luxury but has become an urgent necessity to protect children’s lives and ensure their safety, sparing them the risks they face while seeking unsafe alternatives. It is a societal responsibility requiring collective efforts to guarantee children’s right to play and recreate in a safe, protected environment.
