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Welcome to the live coverage of the rescue operation in the cave in Thailand where 12 schoolchildren and their football coach are trapped.
A team of 18 divers entered the caves this afternoon while the boys and their families were warned of the development.
Source: 1 NEWS
This afternoon, the interim governor of Chiang Rai confirmed that the operation was ongoing.
20h37 – Heavy rains are falling down a mile from the cave, the Guardian reports.
However, the operation of draining the water from the cave – which has seen millions of gallons pumped over the past week – continues steadily.
8:20 pm – A number of carts sit near the main entrance In anticipation of the boys' arrival, reports the Guardian.
20:15 – After the coach of the boys wrote a letter of apology to their parents, CNN says that they responded with their own letter, saying: As parents of your football team believe in you and in your mind that you took care of our children, we just want you to know that it's not your fault, we do not blame you all and we just want you "
"We appreciate all your support and attention to our children. waiting for the news that you are all coming out of the cave safely soon. Your aunt is also waiting for you at the entrance.
20:10 – Prajak Sutham, one of the boys trapped in the cave, celebrated his 15th birthday on July 1 – the day before their discovery by British divers, CNN reports.
Prajak's aunt told CNN that she had not made preparations for her birthday, but that she is now excited about the prospect of finding him again soon.
"It's the second one I'm waiting for – I want to hug, I want to see it," says Salisa Promjak.
20:01 – It's been five hours since the divers entered the cave complex, reports the Guardian.
They are now waiting to be "»
19h38 – In a letter to the Thai Football Federation on Thursday, FIFA President Gianni Infantino invited the boys to get ready for the perilous operation of underwater extraction to attend the final of the World Cup in Moscow, reports CNN.
"If, as we all hope, they are reunited with their families in the coming days and their health will allow them to travel, FIFA would be delighted to invite them to attend the final of the 2018 World Cup in Moscow as the guests. I sincerely hope that they will be able to join us in the final, which will undoubtedly be a wonderful moment of communion and celebration, "reads a statement.
19:17 – One of the key players Dr. Richard Harris, an anesthetist based in Adelaide, reports that the rescue team is an Australian doctor and diver.
The civilian diver was specifically invited to join the rescue mission by British divers who found the boys on Monday night. 19659013] Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Twitter that the country "was sending a medical specialist with expertise in underwater diving to join the 17-year-old Australian team."
19:03 – The football team will be divided into four groups accompanied by two divers per person, the first group will have four people, the second, the third and the fourth will have three people, the reports from Bangkok Post.
According to the emergency authorities, Adul "Dul, 14 years old" Sam-on will be one of the first four boys to go out, while the coach will be the last
18:59 – Officials have announced that the road leading to Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital will be cleaned from 15:00 Sunday (local time) to allow access for ambulances, CNN reports.
18:54 – Cameraman crews were prevented from photographing the rescue.
6:33 pm – Thai Navy SEALS posted on Facebook, writing, "We, the sailors of the Thai Navy, with the international team of divers, are ready to bring back the # Home football team!
Source: Facebook / Navy SEAL
6:25 pm – The rescuers are confident that the boys are strong enough to make the trip of several hours out of the cave CNN reports that they have been fed packets of energy gel since they were found at the bottom of the cave on Monday.
The group may need to learn how to dive or wait for months before the floods do not recoil before being able to return safely.
18:20 – The Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital, where authorities plan to send the boys and their trainer, are released The cave has been closed, reports the Guardian [194590] 10] The hospital is about 57 km from the cave.
6:13 pm – Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-Ocha Will Visit Lieutenant-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd, Government Spokesman, told CNN
that It should arrive on July 9th.
17:53 – "I confirm that we are at war with water and the time from the first day until today", the Chiang R The Governor of the region said yesterday, reports the Associated Press.
"Finding the boys does not mean that we have completed our mission. This is only a small battle we won, but the war is not over. The war ends when we win the three battles – the battles to search for them, save them and send them home. "
5:49 pm – Collect the boys from the muddy shore on which they take refuge requires an 11-hour round trip through 4 km of winding, winding roads, tunnels and waterways. Icy fast-flowing waters, reports the Associated Press of Australia
Some of the submerged tunnels measure less than one meter.
5: 36pm – ] The 13 foreign divers involved in the rescue include two British divers who found the boys and their trainer safe.
The BBC looks at what drives the two divers called "Team A".] Source: BBC
5:29 pm – Rescuers began building oxygen transfer tubes to ensure the safety of 13 people trapped Saturday as the level of oxygen in the cave dropped to 13% , Associated Press Reports.
"If the n Oxygen level drops to 12 percent, it can affect their brains and their actions or even cause shocks. If the level of carbon dioxide in the blood reaches a certain level, it will cause blood poisoning and a high level of oxygen in the blood is useless. So, the increase of oxygen in the cave is the only thing we can do, "said Narongsak Osottanakorn, the governor of Chiang Rai Province
5:26 pm – Some parts of the cave remained under water. The group will have to go through some pbadages using diving equipment, reports the Australian Associated Press.
Eight divers involved in the rescue operation are Australian
17:06 – A Thai Army Commander says rescue of 12 boys and their trainer can take 2- 4 days depending on the conditions inside the cave partially flooded, reports Associated Press.
4:50 pm – The medical team has been repeating the rescue effort of the past four days, reports the Guardian.
"Any confusion is not allowed.We practiced all day yesterday.I badure you that we are very ready in this mission," said the former governor of Chiang Rai. , Narongsak Osatanakorn
4:41 pm – The acting governor of Chiang Rai said that the rescue mission was launched.It is said that it is at their most optimal level, reports The Associated Press
"If we continue to wait and the rains arrive in the next three or four days, our availability will diminish," he said. "The families were informed of the mission Dangerous.
4:34 pm – Medical personnel participating in the mission say their first badessments will focus on boys breathing, signs of hypothermia and a lung infection suspended in the lungs. The disease, caused by bat droppings and birds, can be fatal if it is not treated and spread to other parts of the body
The boys and their football coach will then be transported. by ambulances to makeshift heliports and airlifted to a hospital in Chang Rai about 57 km away, Major General Pramote Imwattana of the Army Medical Department said:
4:27 pm – Officials could not confirm if the boys and their football coach had to dive.
However, the governor says that most of the way would be pbadable
4:23 pm – The father of Chanin Viboonrungruang, one of the boys trapped in the cave. he says, he hopes "that he is still healthy and that he will be released soon," CNN reports.
"I want to send him my support, I do not have the chance to speak with him."
4:18 pm – Supachoke Thawatpeerachai, Deputy Commander of the Third Region, said that the rescue mission to rescue the 13 people imprisoned in the cave could take three Four days, but the duration of the operation depends on the weather, reports the ABC.
Thirteen fully staffed medical teams – each with their own helicopter and ambulance – are stationed outside the cave.
16:08 – The governor said preparations intensified last night as conditions improved, the Guardian reports.
16:05 – "There is no time limit for the operation" The governor of Rai told the Guardian
"I m & # 39; wait until the operation ends in the next few days. "
16:03 – Earlier in the day, all non-essential personnel were evacuated. the site, leaving only dive teams, doctors and security forces on the site, says the BBC. 59004] 15.45 – The interim governor of Chiang Rai told reporters "today, it is D-day", with 13 foreign divers and five Thai divers participating in the rescue, reports the reporter. Associated Press.
They entered at 10 o'clock in the morning, and the boys will come out gradually accompanied by two divers each.
It would be 11 hours before the first person is saved.
The only way to get them out is to navigate in the dark. narrow pbadages filled with muddy water and strong currents, as well as oxygen-depleted air.
The governor overseeing the mission said earlier that mild weather and waterfalls over the past few days had created optimal conditions for underwater evacuation. It's not going to last it's raining again.
Rescuers fear that heavy rains will soon make the twelve boys and their football coach disappear.
Source: Associated Press
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