A rescue team of more than 200 members are still racing against time to rescue a 10-year-old boy who fell 35m deep into a concrete pillar at a construction site in Vietnam's southern province of Dong Thap.
A rescue team tries to rescue a 10-year-old boy who fell 35m deep into a concrete pillar at a construction site in Vietnam's southern province of Dong Thap.
According to local authorities, the boy, Thai Ly Hao Nam, entered the construction site of the Roc Sen Bridge project with three other friends to look for scrap metal on December 31.
Nam suddenly fell into an empty concrete pillar which is around 25cm in diameter and 35m deep.
His friends called for help and a rescue team were sent to the area soon afterwards.
The rescue team has been working many hours to search for the boy. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has also instructed relevant agencies to join in the rescue.
Speaking to local media at 2:30 pm on January 2, Vice Chairman of Dong Thap Provincial People's Committee, Doan Tan Buu, said that the rescue team were still trying to remove the pillar from the site.
"After getting the pillar out, we'll cut it off to take out the boy," he said.
The father, Thai Van Tan Tai (right) at the site.
"The couple are very poor, earning modest income from doing odd jobs for other people," Nghia said. "The boy is their eldest son. They also have a one-year-old daughter."
