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After two weeks trapped in the dark of a flooded cave, refugees on a narrow promontory, the 12 young Thai footballers and their trainer all came out unharmed after a perilous rescue operation.
football team, dubbed the "wild boar", was finally reunited Tuesday in the open, after a long wait that held Thailand and the international media in suspense.
"The 12 wild boars and their trainer been extracted from the cave, "said the Thai Navy commandos, at the heart of the relief operation, on their Facebook page.
The operation lasted three days, the children being each evacuated by two professional divers, on a very difficult course, supposing long pbadages of diving.
Between flooded casings and narrow pbadages in which it is necessary to sneak, the course, several kilometers long, was full of pitfalls and took five hours for a seasoned diver.
For several days, the rescuers had postponed the date of the launch of the operation, preferring to send divers to take care of children on their end of the rock, time to try to lower the water level. 19659002] After nine days without contact with the outside, not knowing if they would ever be found, the children, stranded since June 23, have finally been able to eat and caulk under survival blankets in recent days. [19659002ThefirsteightoutingsSundayandMondayhospitalizedare"ingoodhealth"accordingtoanofficialoftheMinistryofPublicHealth"Everyoneisingoodmentalhealth"
"Thank you to everyone who helped my friends out of the cave!", Exclaimed Settawat Boonsri, a teammate of "Wild Boars", interviewed by the AFP
The children underwent radiological examinations and blood tests. Two boys who showed signs of pneumonia received antibiotics and are in a "normal state," according to the public health official, stating that they would all remain in hospital observation for a week, initially in
– Celebrities –
Thailand has lived to the rhythm of the saga of the "13", as identified by the special editions of televisions.
The children received messages of support from celebrities as diverse as US President Donald Trump, football star Lionel Messi and American technology guru Elon Musk.
Tuesday evening, the Minister Theresa May was one of the first to greet, on Twitter, the "courage of all those who were involved" in the operation, while it was English divers who discovered the children.
"All released, a good job! "commented US President Donald Trump. Americans have also joined this international operation, mobilizing several countries.
Welcoming the international effort, "Thailand will be forever grateful for this historic rescue," reacted on Twitter Yingluck Shinawatra, former Thai Prime Minister in exile, whose government was overthrown by a coup in 2014.
Fifa's president, Gianni Infantino, even invited the children to attend the final of the World Cup-2018 on July 15 in Moscow. But "they can not go, they have to stay in the hospital for a while," said Thongchai Lertwilairatanapong, senior official of the Ministry of Health.
Tuesday evening, the English club Manchester United said to himself " deeply relieved. "" We would be honored to welcome the wild boar team and their rescuers next season, "the club said.
-Drones Used by Media-
Rescuers Criticized use of drones by some media during the evacuation operation on Monday, which have for some embarrbaded helicopters evacuating children. Police on Tuesday announced they are investigating the use of two drones sent to try to get pictures of the children.
"Wild boar" footballers spent nine days in the depths of the cave before two British divers managed to join them early last week. Emaciated but alive, they were perched on a promontory, more than four kilometers from the entrance to the vast underground network.
After this discovery, rescuers desperately reviewed all possible solutions, drilling tunnels into the mountain or wait underground for weeks the end of the monsoon.
But faced with the threat of new rains and lower levels of oxygen in the room where the group had taken refuge, the authorities decided Sunday to try everything for the whole.
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