Vietnamese PM orders stronger efforts to save boy trapped in hollow concrete pile in southern Vietnam

Thus, he has been trapped in the concrete pile for over 44 hours. At noon on the same day, Dong Thap authorities were trying to make soil around the concrete pillar softer to save the boy. “We will still use large machinery but ensure that the concrete pile will not fall. Sone witnesses said that the boy cried for help for some ten minutes after falling into the concrete pile. He no longer interacts with rescuers although oxygen is continuously transmitted into the concrete pile.