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The rescue of 12 boys, members of a football team and their coach, found alive after more than nine days in a cave in northern Thailand, could take "months" because local authorities want to guarantee their total security
"We will send food for at least four months and we will teach the 13 how to dive, during that we continue draining water ", stated in a statement Captain Anand Surawan, of the Thai Armed Forces, in relation to the amount of water that floods access to the cavity where the group remains trap.
In addition, the forecast The climate is not at all encouraging: rain is expected in the next three days
While they are looking to drain the water, rescuers will teach them how to dive to ensure their safety. (AFP)
Governor of Chiang Rai Province, Narongsak Osottanakorn, confirmed that he had found twelve children aged 11 to 16 and a 26-year-old adult alive following relief operations that began on 23 may. June and attended by about 1,300 people.
The family of one trapped looks at the picture of the team safe and sound. (AFP)
None of the victims suffer from serious health problems after being examined by a group of doctors.
A team of two divers managed to reach the cave where the miners and the adult were protected. "Thank you!", "What day is today?", "We are hungry!" were some of the phrases they exchanged with rescue teams, before taking pictures to confirm the discovery of the group was found after several days of intense research in the ten-kilometer cave partially flooded, with the help of the Thai army and experts from the United States, Japan, China and Australia, among others.
Since the voice of the Alarm, about 1,300 soldiers participated in the search and rescue tasks in the cave of the non-Tham Luang Nang natural park, in the northern province of Chiang Rai Incia
The main obstacle is the many narrow pbadages flooded the along the cave, the fourth longest in Thailand with about 10 kilometers in length and frequent level changes.
They used about twenty extraction pumps to reduce the water level in the most waterlogged areas, tasks that were hampered by the torrential rains that plagued in the region and mechanical problems.
A rescue team trying to drain the water from the cave. (EFE)
In an interview with the program Newsnight of the BBC Ben Reymenants, a Dutch rescuer who is part of the international team, revealed: ] "Obviously, they are very weak, but they are all alive and have been sitting on a piece of rock in a small space for days, so it's a miracle."
As he explained, the place where they were found relatively hot temperature, about 26ºC that prevented a possible hyperthermia or hypothermia.
The large amount of water in the area, due to heavy rains, complicates rescue efforts. (AP)
Similarly, although the surrounding flood water is not potable, it is what sprays the walls of the cave, which was essential to prevent dehydration .
The odyssey began on June 23, when the team and its trainer rode inland in the labyrinth of Tham Luang Nang caves, to protect yourself from a fierce storm.
It is the fourth longest cave in Thailand with about 10 kilometers in length and frequent level changes. (EFE)
But they were blocked by rain and floods. There was no more news of them, although in the cave they found their bicycles, their shoes and other objects, as well as their footprints and handprints, which drove the rescuers to find them alive. and BBC
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