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A young Afghan boy has been trapped in a 33ft well for the past two days.
It comes just two weeks after the tragic death of five-year-old Rayan Awram after spending over 100 hours trapped in a well in the village Ighrane in Chefchaouen Province, Morocco.
And now another boy, identified as nine-year-old Haidar appears to have been trapped down a well in a similar way at Shokok village, in the Zabul province, Afghanistan.
Heartbreaking footage obtained by rescuers who lowered a camera down the well shows the young boy crying while waiting to be rescued.
His worried dad can be heard asking “Are you OK my son?
“Talk with me and don’t cry, we are working to get you out.”
“OK, I’ll keep talking,” the boy replies.
Officials said the boy appeared trapped about 33 feet down the 82ft shaft.
Abdullah Azzam, secretary to Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in the Taliban-run government wrote on Twitter:“A team is there with an ambulance, oxygen and other necessary things.
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Earlier this month, emergency services attempted to rescue five-year-old Rayan during a five-day rescue mission.
But despite their heroic efforts, the young boy succumbed to his injuries after being trapped in an 18-inch space below ground for days.
Rayan’s devastated dad was repairing the well at the time and said he took his eyes off him for just a moment.
Hundreds gathered at the boy’s funeral to pay their respects while Rayan’s mourning parents were given a guard of honor.
This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced here with permission.
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