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Morocco rescuers in race against time to save boy trapped in well | DW News
Rescue workers in Morocco have been working tirelessly for days to save a five-year-old boy who fell into a well. Crowds have flocked to the village of Ighran to cheer on the rescuers. Officials say they are getting close to the boy - but that conditions are dangerous and the rescue is in a challenging phase. Throngs of people watch as rescuers race to save a boy's life. Little Rayan has been stuck 32 meters down this well since Tuesday. At less than half a meter wide, the well is too narrow to pull the boy out. Rescuers use ropes to lower oxygen and water as well as a closed-circuit camera to check on his health. On Thursday, a rescuer was able to go down a parallel hole that had been dug to get closer to Rayan. Once rescuers were able to dig down to the depth where Rayan is stuck, they began excavating a horizontal tunnel to try and reach the boy. But the loose soil has slowed their efforts. Gripped by the boy's terrifying plight, many have come to cheer on the rescuers, or even to volunteer. But authorities have asked them to stand back and let them work. "Many people from the region came to the site of the accident and some even spent the night there. Little Rayan touched them and everyone is praying for him." Officials said on Friday that they were just meters away from reaching Rayan. A police helicopter is waiting to take him to the hospital as soon as he is freed. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch #Morocco #Rayan #IghranWell
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