Moroccan Rescuers Dig Toward Child Trapped in Well

Moroccan Rescuers Dig Toward Child Trapped in Well
Rescuers work to reach a five-year-old boy trapped in a well in the northern hill town of Chefchaouen, Morocco, on Feb. 5, 2022. Thami Nouas/Reuters
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RABAT—Rescuers were delicately removing rocks on Saturday as they dug towards a young boy who has been trapped for five days in a well in northern Morocco, a dangerous operation constantly imperiled by the threat of landslides.

Workers with mechanical diggers have been trying round the clock to rescue the 5-year-old child, identified just as Rayan, after he fell into a 32-meter (100-foot) deep well in the hills near Chefchaouen on Tuesday.