Police said to expand search area for 9-year-old Haymanut Kasau, missing for over a week

Police have expanded the search area to find a 9-year-old girl from the northern city of Safed who has been missing for over a week, the Ynet news site reports.

According to the outlet, the search has expanded beyond Safed and Meron, and is now also taking place in Rosh Pina and the surrounding area.

Authorities reportedly still do not have any solid leads on Haymanut Kasau’s whereabouts.

The girl was last seen in security footage at 7:45 p.m. on February 25 handing out municipal election leaflets outside the Jewish Agency absorption center, where she has lived for the past three years since immigrating with her family from Ethiopia.

Kasau stands at 1.20 meters (3’11”) and is slim with dark hair and dark eyes. She was wearing pink pants, a black skirt, and a white shirt at the time of her disappearance.