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Horror accident in Vietnam: A ten-year-old boy fell into a 35-meter-deep concrete pipe and has been trapped in it for two days.

According to Vietnamese media reports, the accident happened on Saturday at a construction site in southern Dong Thap province. Despite extensive rescue work, it was not possible to rescue the child from the cramped prison on Monday morning (local time), the Vietnamnet news site reports.

The tube is only about 25 centimeters in diameter. “Nobody thought that a young person could be trapped so deep in the pillar, because the space inside is only the size of an adult’s hand,” the newspaper “VnExpress” quoted one of the rescuers as saying.

The emergency services repeatedly pumped oxygen into the pipe. Initially, nothing was known about the condition of the child. At first, according to the media, the boy probably shouted for help. “The concrete pipe is too narrow to see how deep the boy is.”, says Tran Van Gioi of the local police. “It is also impossible to say anything about his health.”

The helpers wanted to try to soften the earth around the concrete in order to pull the pipe out of the ground with a crane. The attempts initially failed. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has also become involved in the drama and has ordered the authorities to make every effort to save the child. (saw/sda/dpa)