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Subterranean drama in Thailand A new rain continues the rescue operation
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Preparations for a new attempt to release the remaining four boys and their coach from the cave began. Heavy rain makes the action more difficult. Elon Musk arrived on site with a mini submarine.
I In the cave drama in Thailand, the final preparations for a new rescue operation began. Special divers want to make another attempt Tuesday to rescue five other members of the football team trapped in a flooded cave in the north of the country.
Four boys and their caregivers are currently stranded, now for 17 nights. The exit is almost four kilometers. Since Sunday, divers have gradually managed to secure eight young men.
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The rescue operation is also a fight against time. Tuesday, it rained a lot in the region on the border with Myanmar. Southeast Asia is currently the monsoon season. It is feared that the rain could quickly increase the water in the cave. It may be Tuesday, trying to make sure that all the remaining five are trapped. Officially, there was no official confirmation from the authorities.
The tragedy continues since June 23rd. The team of twelve boys and a caregiver had been surprised during a trip by the water mbades. The governor of the province, Narongsak Osottanakorn, badured Monday night that all the survivors had been "safe and sound". They are cared for in a hospital in the provincial capital of Chiang Rai, about 50 kilometers from the cave. However, parents are always looking to see their children.
Elon Musk arrived at Cave in Thailand
Meanwhile, businessman Elon Musk arrived at the cave. "I just got back from cave 3," Musk wrote on Tuesday in the Twitter short message service.
"In case it was necessary", he provided his mini-submarine for the rescue of the boys still stuck in the cave. "Leave it here, if it can be useful in the future," tweeted Musk about the submarine called "Wild Boar", based on the name of the football team that includes the boys trapped. On Instagram Musk has released a video of the flooded cave in northern Thailand with rescuers.
Cave 3 is located about two kilometers from the entrance to the cave system and serves as a base for rescuers. The four boys still trapped and their still trapped coach wait two kilometers further into the cave network to be rescued. Until now, there is no evidence that the Musk submarine should be used.
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According to Musk, it is a tiny submarine in child size. It was light enough to be worn by two divers, extremely sturdy and small enough to fit through tight spaces. An inmate would not need to swim or handle oxygen bottles. Musk has released a video in which divers test the submarine in a swimming pool in Los Angeles. The claims are loud, it uses the use for self-PR.
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