Footballer Offers to Buy Family of Boy Who DIED in Well, a Home

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Race Against Time to Rescue Boy Trapped Inside a Well in Morocco


Five-year-old Moroccan boy stuck in 105ft-deep well for 3 days; rescue efforts underway

Rescue efforts are underway in Morocco as it is a race against time to save a five-year-old boy trapped 105 feet underground in a well.

5 Feb 2022 The Sun






RACE against time to rescue boy, aged five, trapped inside a well in Morocco.



Large crowds gathered at a site in Morocco where rescue workers were trying to reach a young child trapped at the bottom of a well on Friday (February 4).

The delicate operation in Chefchaouen involved digging out large parts of a hillside where there is a risk of landslide.

The five-year old boy, publicly identified only by his first name, Rayan, fell into the well in the northern hill town of Chefchaouen on Tuesday and his plight has gripped the North African country.

The well is 32 metres deep and narrows as it descends from its 45cm (18 inches) diameter at the top, which means the rescuers cannot go down themselves to retrieve the child.

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Crowd Prays Boy Trapped Inside a WellMoroccan Boy Trapped in Well as Rescuers Enter Tunnel

5 Feb 2022 Guardian News


Rescuers have entered a tunnel to free a five-year-old boy who has been trapped for days after falling into a well in northern Morocco.


Workers with mechanical diggers have been trying round the clock to rescue five-year-old Rayan after he fell into a well 32 metres (105ft) deep in the hills near Chefchaouen on Tuesday

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Crowd Prays Boy Trapped Inside a Well
Moroccan Boy Trapped in Well as Rescuers Enter Tunnel

5 Feb 2022 Guardian News


Rescuers have entered a tunnel to free a five-year-old boy who has been trapped for days after falling into a well in northern Morocco.


Workers with mechanical diggers have been trying round the clock to rescue five-year-old Rayan after he fell into a well 32 metres (105ft) deep in the hills near Chefchaouen on Tuesday

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Boy 5, Pulled From 100ft Well in Morocco by Rescuers After Four Days Has Died

The child, named Rayan, fell more than 30 metres through the well's opening on Tuesday, sparking a huge rescue operation in Chefchaouen, northern Morocco

Five-year-old boy trapped in well for four days has died, Morocco's king says

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Rayan Awram fell more than 30 metres down a well on Tuesda



A five-year-old boy who spent four days trapped in a 32m (105ft) deep well has died, Morocco's king has said.


Footage from the scene in the north of the country showed workers emerging from a tunnel - dug specifically for the rescue - carrying the child, Rayan Awram, on Saturday evening.

His parents were taken to an ambulance before he emerged.

King Mohammed VI expressed his condolences to the boy's parents.

Abdesalam Makoudi, who helped lead the rescue operation, earlier said: “We’re almost there.
“Tiredness is kicking in, but the whole rescue team is hanging on.”







RIP Rayan

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Footballer Offers to Buy Home For Family of Boy Who Died After Being Trapped in Well

Footballer Abderrazak Hamdallah says he wants to buy the family of little Rayan, who did not survive his ordeal in the well a new home to "bring them some joy"

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Rayan was trapped in the well for five days before he was brought to the surface but did not survive









The parents of five-year-old Rayan Oram arrive at the scene on Saturday





Abderrazak Hamdallah said he wants to bring "a little joy" to the family of little Rayan


A footballer saddened by the death of a young boy who had been trapped in a well has offered to buy his family a new home to “bring a little joy” to their lives.




Hundreds of rescuers worked tirelessly for five days to rescue Rayan Oram, five, who fell through the narrow opening of the well last Tuesday.

On Saturday the world held its breath as the team, some of whom had been digging with their hands, finally reached him and brought him to the surface.

The jubilation soon turned to tears when it was found little Rayan had not survived.

Now Moroccan international footballer Abderrazak Hamdallah says he wants to buy the heartbroken family a new home to help with their despair.

The 31-year-old, who played under former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson after a move to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou, said: “We have gone through five very remote days and our hearts were snatched from us, Moroccans, all Arabs and Muslims, and even the whole world.

“We praised and thanked God for everything that Rayan took, and he was more merciful to us and more deserving of it than us

“With this affliction, I extend my deepest condolences to Rayan's family, and I ask God to grant them patience and solace.

Abderrazak Hamdallah wants to buy Rayan's parents (pictured) a new home to help with their grief


“And I have decided, in my name and my family’s name, and in the name of all Moroccans and Muslims, to help and bring a little joy to Rayan’s family, his parents and his brothers and give them a fully equipped house. We ask God to accept us and make it in the balance of the good deeds of all Muslims

“This is help from a brother to you and God's mercy.”

The message comes after Rayan’s mother and father were given a guard of honour on Saturday night by rescuers.

His mother, Ouassima Kharchich, said: "This is God's will. I thank all for their efforts to help."

His dad, Khalid Awram, added: "We thank so much the people and authorities... who helped us."

Atiqua Awram, the little boy’s aunt, said: “My heart is aching for him.”

One social media user said of the gesture by Hamdallah, who played and scored against Newcastle in January: “This made me feel things I can’t describe.”

Little Rayan fell into the well in the hills of Chefchaouen on Tuesday, triggering a huge rescue effort which was followed by millions around the world.

The operation involved cutting much of the adjacent hillside and then tunnelling toward the bottom of the well to reach the child who was kept alive by food, water and oxygen lowered from the surface through a tube.

Efforts were hampered by fears of landslides and there were cheers on Saturday evening when he was brought to the surface.

Soon afterwards the worst was confirmed as a statement from Morocco's royal palace confirmed he had not survived, with many rescuers bursting into tears.





Bwa Sahraoui helped dig for five days with his hands


An onlooker said: "I heard people shout in jubilation after the boy was found thinking he was alive but then we learnt he was not. I never felt this sad."

Among the onlookers was Bwa Sahraoui who dug with his bare hands for five days with limited rest and was among those who cleared the last few feet of rubble to reach the trapped boy on Saturday.

He was cheered on social media as stories of his dedication were shared online.

Pope Francis praised the people of Morocco for coming together to try to rescue the boy.

He said: "The people clung together, as a whole, to save Rayan, they worked together to save a child," the pope said during his
weekly blessing in St. Peter's Square.





Emergency services caring for Rayan before his sad death on Saturday, leaving many rescuers in tears


"(The rescuers) tried their best, unfortunately they did not make it."

Also among well wishers to the family were French President Emmanuel Macron, Israeli President Isaac Herzog, as well as football clubs including Liverpool, Manchester United, Barcelona and Sevilla who expressed condolences on their Arabic Twitter accounts.

AC Milan's Algerian midfielder Ismael Bennacer added: "Rayan's courage will stay in our memories and continue to inspire us."

Ryan's funeral is believed to be scheduled for Monday.