The evacuation operation of boys in the Thai cave began

"The conditions to try to save are perfect, today is the D-day, the water level has dropped significantly in the most areas dangerous of the cave and the children are ready to take up all the challenges ", said this Sunday Narongsak Osottanakorn the chief of the rescue operations of the group of 12 boys and their football coach trapped for two weeks in a cave in Thailand. A few hours earlier, members of the security operation had kidnapped journalists from the scene, delineating the relief zone, as stated "to be able to work safely and help the victims".

Children "for one, it will last two or three days", said Chalongchai Chaiyakorn, one of the leaders of the Crisis Staff. According to what has happened, the authorities estimate that the first of the boys leaving will do it on the 9th of the local night time (16:00 GMT) of Sunday. The rescue team consists of 5 Thai divers and 13 foreigners all having experience in extreme rescues.

"All those who are not involved in the operation must leave the area immediately". Sunday morning, the police on the speakers in the vicinity of the cave. "We have to use the area to help the victims," ​​the police added by loudspeaker. At that time, it was not clear whether the evacuation of the children was imminent, but Osottanakorn himself ratified "it's the day D", which was understood as the beginning of the Evacuation operation. A moment before I saw a large group of military divers arrive at the cave, which is supposed to try during these hours to get the young people out of this desperate situation.

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The danger that new rains may occur, usually in the region at this time of year, adds a reason for uncertainty, as this could ruin the effort done by removing millions of gallons of water with drainage pumps, but meteorologists predicted that there was a window of "at least two days" without precipitation in the forecasts.

Versions in which the diving crews were finally trying to get the children out of the cave on Sunday morning had caused a veritable "battle obstacle" among the hundreds of journalists who were there, but the operation the police did forced to move a few hundred meters away