Moroccan rescuers close in on five-year-old boy trapped in well

Complex and dangerous operation grips residents after Rayan fell 32 metres down an empty shaft in Chefchaouen

Rescuers have inched closer to reaching a five-year-old boy trapped for three days in a well in Morocco, in an operation hampered by concerns about ground stability that has captivated the north African country.

Rayan fell into a 32 metre (105 ft) well located outside his home in the village of Ighran in Morocco's northern Chefchaouen province on Tuesday evening.