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| Thai cave rescue: what we know so far | Thai cave rescue: what we know so far |
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| Twelve boys, aged between 11 and 16 and their football coach, who have been missing for nine days, were found by divers on Monday night. | Twelve boys, aged between 11 and 16 and their football coach, who have been missing for nine days, were found by divers on Monday night. |
| The plan to rescue the boys is proceeding on three fronts. | |
| Plan A is to teach the boys to dive so that they can dive out of the cave escorted by navy divers, and the governor reported that the boys have begun doing practice dives in the cave. | |
| Cave rescue experts have warned that any attempts to remove the boys while waters remain high could be “unbelievably dangerous” for the boys and their rescuers, given the conditions, especially given that none of the boys can swim. | |
| Plan B is to drain the cave system so that the children can walk out of the caves wearing life jackets. | |
| Authorities have announced they have reduced the water levels in the first section of the cave – a 1.5km stretch from the entrance to a point they are calling chamber three – by 40%. It is now possible to walk through the water up to chamber three from the entrance. | |
| Khao Khiewpakdi, head of Bangkok Metro Administration’s fire and rescue unit said each pump – and there are hundreds at the site – can drain 13,000 litres per hour. Authorities are installing more pumps and are asking electrical engineers to find a way to provide more power for the operation. | |
| Plan C is to drill down to the cave where the boys are stranded and rescue them that way. The governor earlier ruled out drilling as an option because the boys are between 800m and 1km below the surface and in a confined space, so it was not thought to be safe. | |
| Narongsak Osatanakorn, the governor of Chiang Rai province, who is heading up the rescue mission, said they were in a “race against time” and were evaluating risk levels to try to assess when they should evacuate rescue teams, given that monsoon rains are predicted to arrive on the weekend. | |
| The coordinator of the Thai contingent of the rescue team said if the boys are not rescued before monsoon rains arrive and water levels rise further, the group could become cut off from the entrance of the cave, unable to communicate with the outside or receive supplies. | |
| Two videos of the group were shared on Wednesday by the Thai Navy SEALS. They are shown wrapped in foil blankets, but in good spirits. | |
| Divers will stay with the group while they wait to be extracted | Divers will stay with the group while they wait to be extracted |
| A medical team has assessed the health of the trapped boys and their coach and reported back that they are all in good health or having only “light” injuries. | A medical team has assessed the health of the trapped boys and their coach and reported back that they are all in good health or having only “light” injuries. |
| There has been jubilation in Thailand at the news the boys and their coach are alive, especially among relatives who have been keeping vigil outside the entrance since the boys were reported missing on Saturday 23 June. | There has been jubilation in Thailand at the news the boys and their coach are alive, especially among relatives who have been keeping vigil outside the entrance since the boys were reported missing on Saturday 23 June. |
| The Thai prime minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, wished the group a “safe and speedy recover” and thanked the rescuers, including the foreign teams who have flocked from Australia, Japan, the US and Britain to help with the search. | The Thai prime minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, wished the group a “safe and speedy recover” and thanked the rescuers, including the foreign teams who have flocked from Australia, Japan, the US and Britain to help with the search. |
| The young football team, made up of 12 boys aged between 11 and 16, and their coach went missing on Saturday 23 June, after monsoon rains trapped them inside the Tham Luang cave network. | The young football team, made up of 12 boys aged between 11 and 16, and their coach went missing on Saturday 23 June, after monsoon rains trapped them inside the Tham Luang cave network. |
| They were found on Monday night after a nine-day round-the-clock search involving international teams of divers. | They were found on Monday night after a nine-day round-the-clock search involving international teams of divers. |
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