Morocco - Rayan, 5, died after being trapped down 100ft well, 1 Feb 2022

[LadyL]

nervously following
please let them get him out safely

 

[Mauig’ma]

Sitting here on pins and needles. Can’t imagine what it’s like being there.

 

[dalsglen]

The latest difficulty is that the posts they have placed in order to stabilize slopes from collapsing did not hold. I saw a video while they were preparing these earlier today (night there), but can't find it now.

They are so close but this last bit is so dangerous.
#BREAKING : Les tubes destinés à empêcher les effondrements lors des opérations de sauvetage à #SaveRayan n'ont pas tenu , selon les autorités marocaines
(my translation above)
https://twitter.com/ArabNewsfr/status/1489692166301659140

Oh dont, I don't think I can watch anymore after Julen. My 7yo seen a picture and came asking me about it, we live in an old stone quarry with a barred entrance, she was terrified, I told her they were so close to getting him...

 

[Angleterre]

Any updates yet ? My electronic isn’t picking up new posts on some threads but others are ok
Hope that he is rescued by now x

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Any updates yet ? My electronic isn’t picking up new posts on some threads but others are ok
Hope that he is rescued by now x

They’ve not reached him yet, they’re digging the last few feet (hopefully inches by now) by hand.

I’d recommend looking up @sh1fae on Twitter, she is translating Moroccan news bulletins.

 

[happyday]

They’ve not reached him yet, they’re digging the last few feet (hopefully inches by now) by hand.

I’d recommend looking up @sh1fae on Twitter, she is translating Moroccan news bulletins.

I keep checking! It’s taking sooooooo long!

 

[Bethan]

Any updates yet ? My electronic isn’t picking up new posts on some threads but others are ok
Hope that he is rescued by now x

No sadly not.

I’ve been glued to the livestream for hours….not understanding a word..it’s now after midnight in Morocco & up until very recently someone was still welding what I guess is a metal pipe/ tube to shore up the passageway.

The safety of the rescuers & ground force is of paramount importance. I fear it may be too late to save the child…hope I’m wrong.

 

[whitelilac]

^ That was a water tank, with the sides welded off, to be used as further shoring protection in the horizontal tunnel I believe.
This is all gut wrenching.
The poor little boy may be unconscious by now...worried about dehydration etc.

 

[Bethan]

They’ve not reached him yet, they’re digging the last few feet (hopefully inches by now) by hand.

I’d recommend looking up @sh1fae on Twitter, she is translating Moroccan news bulletins.

Thanks…that’s a help

 

[Bethan]

^ That was a water tank, with the sides welded off, to be used as further shoring protection in the horizontal tunnel I believe.
This is all gut wrenching.
The poor little boy may be unconscious by now...worried about dehydration etc.

Thanks you!

 

[whitelilac]

according to the general secretary of the moroccan red crescent, rayan is under surveillance of doctors and medical staff. (that’s what is literally said in this video) #SaveRayan #أنقذوا_ريان
https://twitter.com/sh1fae/status/1489743618399162368

 

[katydid23]

^ That was a water tank, with the sides welded off, to be used as further shoring protection in the horizontal tunnel I believe.
This is all gut wrenching.
The poor little boy may be unconscious by now...worried about dehydration etc.

They did successfully get him to drink water and eat some food. So I think they can keep him hydrated. But what about the cold? I worry about his body temp...

 

[whitelilac]

Someone here is saying that the shaft in which Rayan is stuck goes down deeper. The slightest wrong movement could make him fall further down.
https://twitter.com/sh1fae/status/1489743618399162368

eta...I don't know if this is true, I thought he was at the bottom.
?

 

[iamnotagolem]

They did successfully get him to drink water and eat some food. So I think they can keep him hydrated. But what about the cold? I worry about his body temp...

I think it stays warmer underground. I don’t know about 100’ down but I on an episode of Alone a gal dug a pit for her house because it stays warmer which requires less heating. So hopefully he’s not too cold.

 

[whitelilac]

They did successfully get him to drink water and eat some food. So I think they can keep him hydrated. But what about the cold? I worry about his body temp...

That was on the first day. From what I understood he wasn't eating after that. Drinking I don't know....I hope so. I worry about hypothermia too. Would it be less cold deep in the earth, I don't know.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

I believe this is live video. It's 6:23 pm in Morocco now. I wonder whether they will use those cylindrical concrete pipes.
https://twitter.com/GlutinousFox/status/1489647866851512321

Just bumping this live feed.

 

[whitelilac]

I don't know about this. Anyone watching the feed? Some people came out of the tunnel, and are huddling around something. Another person rushed over from the side.

 

[IceIce9]

Through google translate I found latest comments saying, “still nothing.”

 

[whitelilac]

Rescue Team Spokesperson:
"There is great hope that Rayan is alive and we hope that the next few hours will bring good tidings"
Local official: "The second phase of the excavation operation to save Rayan is nearing its end"

though
RAYAN IS STILL BREATHING BUT WITH DIFFICULTY; that’s what many reports indicated. (source: @/moroccanworldnews 2 hours ago) #SaveRayan #أنقذوا_ريان
Local official: There is nothing new now regarding the health condition of the child, Rayan. #SaveRayan

It's been what 70 hours?
3:30 am there now.....everyone must be exhausted.
Let this end with the poor boy surviving this awful ordeal. They are moving mountains.

 

[scandinavian girl]

So he is still in there, I was so certain he would be out by now