Moroccan boy stuck in well recovered dead

A Moroccan boy, Rayan, who was trapped in a well, in what is a tragic end, has been pulled out dead.

For five days the complex and risky earth-moving operation gripped residents of the North African kingdom and beyond, also sparking sympathy in neighbouring Algeria, a regional rival.

Rayan accidentally fell about 32 metres (100 feet) down the narrow shaft near his home in the remote village of Ighrane in Chefchaouen province on Tuesday afternoon.

Rescue crews, using bulldozers and front-end loaders, excavated the surrounding red earth down to the level where the boy was trapped and dug horizontally towards him, by hand.

Details later…