strata with plastic and metal tunnels. the story of the little trapped boy brought moroccans out to witness this unfolding drama in the hills near one of their northern towns. rayan s story was told around the world. but it seems the rescue teams could not get to him in time. and the prayers of a nation went unanswered. a country hoping for a child s salvation has been left bereft, and rayan s parents can only mourn their son. duncan kennedy, bbc news. let s look at some other stories in brief a powerful storm has struck madagascar the second in two weeks. cyclone batsirai has winds of about 180 kilometres an hour and more floods and landslides are expected. aid agencies have set up emergency shelters, where there are fears of significant and widespread damage to homes.
rayan had slid down the well while out with his father. the whole that meant the rescuers could not go down the whole and had instead gouged out a new trench at the side. hundreds of construction workers, engineers and volunteers, burrowed for five days, leaving tonnes of rock and sand. for the final few delicate metres they had held up collapsed prone strata with plastic and metal terminals. the story of the little trapped boy proper story was told around the world. it seems the rescue teams could not get to him in time. and the prayers of the nation went unanswered. the country hoping for a child s salvation has been left bereft and rayan s parents can only mourn their son.
said charles and camilla were touched and honoured . nicholas witchell, bbc news, sandringham. the operation to rescue a five year old boy, trapped in a well in morocco since tuesday, has ended in tragedy. rescue workers managed to reach rayan awram after digging a 30 metre tunnel but officials say he d already died before they brought him back up to the surface. his death was confirmed in a statement by the king of morocco. duncan kennedy reports. voices clamour. for a few moments, the crowd who d gathered to witness this difficult national spectacle cheered. apparently in the belief that five year old rayan was being brought out alive. but as an ambulance left the scene, it later became evident that rayan had not survived. a message from morocco s royal court confirmed that the five year old boy had died. it said king mohammed vi had
in the hills near one of their northern towns. rayan s story was told around the world. but it seems the rescue teams could not get to him in time. and the prayers of a nation went unanswered. a country hoping for a child s salvation has been left bereft, and rayan s parents can only mourn their son. duncan kennedy, bbc news. journalist aida alami has been following the story. she explained how the rescue efforts gripped the nation. i m still trying to make sense of what happened. the boy fell down the well on tuesday. at first, the villagers scrambled to get him out and then there was an actual rescue operation put into place. at first, we were given images of the boy, seemingly breathing, and there was some hope.
the story of the little trapped boy brought moroccans out to witness this unfolding drama in the hills near one of their northern towns. rayan s story was told around the world. but it seems the rescue teams could not get to him in time. and the prayers of a nation went unanswered. a country hoping for a child s salvation has been left bereft, and rayan s parents can only mourn their son. duncan kennedy, bbc news. journalist aida alami has been following the story. she explained how the rescue efforts gripped the nation. i m still trying to make sense of what happened. the boy fell down the well on tuesday. at first, the villagers scrambled to get him out and then there was an actual rescue operation