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| Indian baby girl freed from well | Indian baby girl freed from well |
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| Army engineers in northern India have rescued a two-year-old girl who spent 27 hours trapped in a deep well. | Army engineers in northern India have rescued a two-year-old girl who spent 27 hours trapped in a deep well. |
| The child, named only as Vandana, was playing outside her house when she fell more than 40ft (12 metres) down a man-made well in Tehra, Uttar Pradesh. | The child, named only as Vandana, was playing outside her house when she fell more than 40ft (12 metres) down a man-made well in Tehra, Uttar Pradesh. |
| The army excavated earth parallel to the well in order to tunnel through to the child, who had been heard crying earlier in the day. | The army excavated earth parallel to the well in order to tunnel through to the child, who had been heard crying earlier in the day. |
| Indian TV showed live pictures of crowds celebrating at the scene. | Indian TV showed live pictures of crowds celebrating at the scene. |
| Hundreds of locals had gathered to watch the rescue operation, with many of them performing prayers for the girl's safety. | Hundreds of locals had gathered to watch the rescue operation, with many of them performing prayers for the girl's safety. |
| Precarious situation | Precarious situation |
| Oxygen was pumped to the young girl during the rescue operation. | Oxygen was pumped to the young girl during the rescue operation. |
| Local people have been performing prayers for the trapped girl | Local people have been performing prayers for the trapped girl |
| Army rescue experts sent down glucose, water and biscuits. | Army rescue experts sent down glucose, water and biscuits. |
| The parents of the girl were also able to communicate with her. | The parents of the girl were also able to communicate with her. |
| The rescue effort had to proceed slowly amid fears that the excavation work could cause the well to collapse. | The rescue effort had to proceed slowly amid fears that the excavation work could cause the well to collapse. |
| Children in rural India frequently fall down wells that have been left carelessly uncovered. | Children in rural India frequently fall down wells that have been left carelessly uncovered. |
| Earlier this year, a young boy was rescued from a deep well in the southern state of Karnataka. | Earlier this year, a young boy was rescued from a deep well in the southern state of Karnataka. |