Rescuers work to reach a five-year old boy trapped in a well in the northern hill town of Chefchaouen, Morocco February 4, 2022. Reuters/Thami Nouas
Doha: Moroccan rescue workers said they are "almost there” reaching the child trapped at the bottom of a well.
Support for the boy was pouring in from all over the region with many celebrities tweeting with hashtag #saveryan in support of the rescue operation to save the boy from the well.
#saverryan is the most trending hashtag on Twitter in Qatar for the last two days as the whole country is following the rescue operation closely and praying for a swift rescue.
The boy, named by local media as Rayan, was reportedly playing near the well in the town of Tamorot on Tuesday. He is believed to have fallen about 32m (104ft) through a narrow opening.
"We're almost there," said one of the operation's leaders, Abdesalam Makoudi, on Friday afternoon. "We've been working non-stop for three days and tiredness is kicking in, but the whole rescue team is hanging on."
Rescue operations, led by Morocco's Civil Protection Directorate, have been ongoing since Tuesday evening, using floodlights to work in the darkness.
