No rescue today: "the boys are still too weak"

The local governor Narongsak Osotthanakorn said at a press conference that the rescue operation will not start today because "the boys are still too weak". The situation in the cave is getting harder and harder at the moment. But if it starts raining again, the divers will go to the cave, so the governor. On Friday there was rainfall – during that time it stopped raining. The fear is great that the levels can increase.

A Belgian diver thought he was the first to save today

A Belgian diver Ben Reymenants, who has been there for several days, said: "It's a race against the clock because Sunday will be stronger, rain expected, but we remain positive. "He also reports that a chain was formed to take the first children out of the cave. "We expect the first two children to come out best today," said Reymenants today, full of optimism. Unfortunately, the rescue operation has yet to wait.

The biggest concern for rescuers is rain. A further increase in water would make the mission extremely difficult. For days, water was pumped out of the cave to penetrate to the trapped boys. Thus already 128 million liters of water have been pumped from the inside.

Help from the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic has already sent firefighters to Thailand to help with the rescue. They are supposed to leave according to "Bild" today. Our neighbor wants to bring also technical equipment instead of use. "Our pumps are the best in the world," writes Prime Minister Andrej Babis on Twitter following a conversation with a manufacturer

Diver was killed

A diver was killed in relief operations in the Thai cave. The 37-year-old man died of hypoxia, authorities said Friday, when former Thai special forces member Navy Seals attempted to place breathing vessels in the cave and lost knowledge on return.

Concerned that the breathable air may be rare for the twelve comrades imprisoned in the cave and their trainer, the rescuers want to channel oxygen into the room where the football team s & rsquo; Is a refugee.

Initially unclear, it is possible that his pressure cylinder is damaged or out of breath. "We are trained to anticipate risks at all times, that's part of the job," said Arpakorn Yookongkaew, commander of the special forces, "we will never retire, we will stay until the end of the mission. "he added, adding that the deceased will receive a solemn funeral service at the request of the Thai king, according to the authorities.

The oxygen pipeline planned from the entrance of the cave up to the containment chamber must be around a long time. 4.7 kilometers, said Army General Chalongchai Chaiyakam, who is participating in the rescue: "Our main task is to oxygen content in the chamber is currently about 15 percent, said the General of the Army., Normally, the oxygen content in the air is about 20 percent How long the footballers and their coaches can not stay in the cave without additional oxygen, the general leaves open, and he did not say how long the construction of the Le

Teens aged eleven to sixteen and their trainer were stuck in the cave since June 23, after mbades of water had cut their return trip.The team had visited the cave after a workout, had probably been surprised by a sudden flood – and had been saved from the water mbades growing deeper and deeper inside.

Shortly before British divers discovered the group more than three kilometers from the entrance to the cave on Monday night (local time), the water in the cave near the Myanmar border had again increased. The rain complicates the work of recovery. In the region at the 20th northern latitude is the rainy season between June and October.

Multiple Scenarios for Rescue

There are several scenarios for saving the prisoner. Either children must swim out of the flooded part of the cave accompanied by rescue divers. Or it could be pierced over an opening in the ceiling of the cave to highlight those who are trapped. The authorities and the rescuers are in favor of the first variant.

In the first variant, junior footballers are prepared with diving lessons – as well as possible. Especially dressing dive masks and underwater breathing are trained. The media also discussed the possibility of drying the cave with the help of pumps so that boys can walk away. Given the mbad of water, this solution seems unlikely at the moment.

The FIFA World Football Association Announces the Cave Drama

Optimistic in this context was the FIFA World Football Association. "If, as we all hope, they return to their families over the next few days and allow their health to travel, FIFA will be happy to welcome them as guests to the Cup final. of the world in Moscow ". Infantino in a letter to the Thai Association. Infantino expressed his "deepest compbadion" to the family of the diver who died.