Who is the hero who crossed Morocco to try to save Rayan, the boy who was trapped in a well

The death of Rayan Awram, the five-year-old boy who last Tuesday fell into a 32-meter dry well in the Moroccan town of Ighran, crosses many other stories. Among them, that of a man named Ali El Jajaoui, who was the most applauded during the rescue operations in Tamrout, the town in the Rif mountains where this tragedy occurred.

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He showed up in a blue t-shirt and a black cap on his head to ask if he could help. Drilling specialist, this volunteer comes from Erfoudin the south of Morocco, and that is why they call him Ali Sahraoui; that is to say, “Ali of the desert”. His job is to dig wells. And in Erfoud, at the gates of the Sahara, where water is a guarantee of survival, Ali’s is an almost magical job.

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When the man found out what happened to Rayan, was made available. He set out from Erfoud, covering almost all Moroccofrom south to north, to share the secrets of the wells with the technicians who were already working on the site.

His was the idea of ​​the connection tunnel between the crater and the point where he had fallen Rayan. And when the bulldozers left, It was time for Ali to dig by hand – together with three other young men – until the end. A work of hours: Ali entered the crater on Friday, more or less at 18 (local time), to leave on Saturday, once the operation was over.

Moroccan emergency services are working to rescue five-year-old boy Rayan from a well into which he fell on February 1. (Fadel SENNA / AFP).

His story generated such admiration that his photo went viral on social networks and he was applauded by the public every time he leaned out to take a sip of water or catch his breath.

Finally, after a dramatic and intense rescue operation against the clock, Rayan was found dead. According to Al Jazeera, the royal palace confirmed the news in a statement released by state media, stating that the boy had died before rescuers could save him.

With information from the ANSA agency

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Source: Elcomercio