A French tourist is missing and his wife has a broken arm following a rock collapse on the coast of Taouirta, north of Dakhla city on Sunday. The couple were reportedly on a fishing trip when the cliff on which their caravan was parked collapsed.
Authorities rushed to the scene as soon as they were informed of the accident. Rescue teams successfully rescued the tourist’s wife, but failed to locate the man.
The civil protection services search and rescue efforts are ongoing to locate the missing tourist at the site of the incident.