Cave Rescue in Thailand: Mother does not know if her son was saved

The most important thing in a nutshell: The 12 boys of a football team and their trainer must be rescued Sunday in the cave of Tham Luang, in northern Thailand. The weather and the water level are good and the boys and the divers are ready. Around Sunday noon (German time), the new announcement: the first boys are safe. In the afternoon, the Thai government confirmed that four boys had been saved. The rescue operation will continue Monday.

• How much are safe until now? 4 (see entry 4:28 pm)
• How much is left in the cave? 8 boys and coach

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Monsoon Rain makes delivery difficult

17:55 pm: While footballers and their trainer are still waiting d & Be rescued 15 days later, As a precaution, the authorities order that all non-badistants leave the ambulance, as written the "Welt". The green plastic sheeting now serves as privacy screens in front of the entrance to the cave and keep prying eyes. The police ensure that none of the more than 1,000 Thai and international journalists approach them too much.

At a safe distance, television crews rebuild their equipment. The rescue is hampered by heavy "monsoon rains," reports the "world".

Families of rescued boys wait for a visit to the hospital

05:43 am: Families of footballers who have survived a Thai cave are waiting for their first meeting. As reported by the Thai PBS station on Monday, the authorities have informed the families to be ready for a visit to the hospital. On Sunday, special divers rescued four boys from the cave. They are currently being treated at a hospital in Chiang Rai City.

The rescue operation is scheduled to continue on Monday. The twelve boys and their football coach were trapped in the cave in the north of the country for more than two weeks. The authorities also told families of boys still unavailable to prepare for hospital visits.

"Faster than expected" – Governor praises tempo – rescue operation continues today

05.23: According to the governor of the province, Narongsak Osottanakorn, the rescue operation was promising: "We have been faster than expected today." The boys were taken to a hospital in Chiang Rai City, 60 kilometers away

After lengthy preparations, rescuers finally decided not to do so until Sunday morning.

"I heard her name": Mother is not allowed to know if her son was saved from the cave

9:50 pm: Which children have been exactly saved? , is still unknown. Addressing the Guardian, the mother of one of the children trapped in the cave said that she believed her Mongkhol son was among the newly rescued boys. "I heard her name and I was happy," she explained. However, there is no confirmation yet.

A medical worker told the newspaper "Bild" why the names of the survivors were not yet published: "The parents do not even know which children are saved, and that will probably remain until the children are saved. everyone should be safe, nobody should feel disadvantaged. "

The rescue operation will continue in 10 to 20 hours, it was said – therefore, at the earliest against 2 am the Monday morning, German time. Divers will first have to refresh the breathing air reserves that were used in the first phase of the action. All the boys wore respiratory masks and had been driven by the divers through the tunnels. "I am pleased that we have successfully completed our mission for the first four," said Narongsak Provincial Governor Osottanakorn

"When the cave is full again, we will not be able to bring oxygen. to the children "

Dane Ivan Karadzic, who has a diving school in Thailand and specializes in cave diving, was involved in rescuing children from the cave after volunteering, as reported by Denmarks Radio, commenting to the public broadcaster Karadzic: "The boys were under medical anesthesia, so they did not panic." However, they were not completely anesthetized because the children were eventually tied to the rescuers.

In an interview with the newspaper "Bild", he added Diver: "When the cave will be full again, we will not bring oxygen to the children and they will suffocate."

[1 9459004] The Chief of the Rescue Mission: Four Boys Under Medical Treatment

4:28 pm: Four boys rescued from the Thai cave receive medical treatment, according to the chief of the rescue mission. That said the provincial governor Narongsak Osottanakorn Sunday evening (local time) to the reporters. Earlier statements by the Department of Civil Protection that six boys had been removed from the cave were not confirmed by the governor.

"The operation went very well today," Narongsak said. The bailout will continue in 10 to 20 hours . Divers will now need to refresh the breathing air supplies that were used in the first phase. All the boys wore respiratory masks and had been driven by the divers through the tunnels. "I am happy that we have successfully completed our mission for the first four."