Rescuers inch closer to five-year-old Moroccan boy trapped in well

A tractor digs through a mountain during the rescue mission of a boy who fell into a hole in the northern village of Ighran in Morocco’s Chefchaouen province (AP)

Attempts to rescue a five-year-old boy trapped in a Moroccan well have stretched into a fourth day, with unstable soil threatening the painstaking work of trying to digging him out safely.

Online messages of support and concern for the boy, named Rayan, poured in from around the world as the rescue efforts dragged through the night.