Le Hoang Bao, director of Dong Thap province’s transport department, said, “I cannot understand how he fell into the hollow concrete pile, which is only (25 cm) in diameter, and was pushed 35 meters into the ground.” ” Tuoi Tre News, a local newspaper.
Media reported that efforts to lift the pile with cranes and excavators had so far failed and rescuers were unable to locate the boy’s position.
Rescuers have pumped oxygen into the pile and softened the soil around it, but the pile is slightly tilted, complicating evacuation efforts.