Thai boys can be stuck in the cellar longer, get enough food for 4 months

Rescuers dubbed it "mission impossible" but they challenged the chances of finding the 12 boys and their football coach deep in a complex of caves. However, the hardest part may be ahead: take them out safely.

Here are some ways that hungry and weak boys could go out, no easy option.

Could they dive?

In theory yes: but it is an extremely difficult task. Cave diving is already very risky, especially for weak boys who have no dive experience.

The Tham Luang cave, where the boys were trapped, is one of the longest in Thailand (10 km) and one of the most difficult to navigate with its winding corridors and sometimes narrow.

but it was necessary to follow the steps that the rescuers followed by tiny pbadages clogged with mud and silt.

This trip requires a healthy diver – and qualified – SEA Navy about six hours.

The officials said that they would try to train the boys to use crucial diving equipment after they were rehabilitated with food, water and support Medical

"Underwater diving is a very dangerous technique.", told AFP Anmar Mirza, coordinator of the American National Cavern Rescue Commission.

"So it may be that they are better off trying to provide them in a cave until they can be extirpated by other means."

Could they be unearthed?

Explorers spent days scouring the top of the mountain for possible alternative openings. They found some "promising" leads and tried to drill deeper.

But nothing indicates that these chimneys connect to the room where the boys were abandoned. the weather gets stronger in the depths of the cave before they can attempt to climb a second entrance – if one is found – or be lifted.

What about going out?

This would be the safest option, but for now it is impossible because some parts of the road remain flooded.

So, in theory, they could wait, but that means hoping the waters will spoil.

Water pumps operate 24 hours a day to drain floods, although it was a difficult battle for most of the week, as heavy rains refused to rise

. more promising.

But forecasters warn that the showers may soon return to the monsoon season.

"If the rain fills up, it could take months before the water comes down," Ben Reymenants, owner of Blue Label Diving Thailand, who helps with research, told AFP

How long could it take?

Hard to say for sure. It depends on the time it takes them to regain strength.

Experts say that they could stay indoors for weeks – if not months – while rescuers are working on the safest option for their extraction.

The army said Tuesday that she was preparing enough food for four months. to be there as long.

Are boys even in the right position to move?

They clearly want to leave. In the images that emerged after the boys were found by two British divers Monday night, one asks "to go out".

One of the diver's answers "I know, I understand … no, not today."

If they are physically fit to dive, they will need mental prowess to stay calm in the murky waters and claustrophobic pbadages that separate them from freedom.

Fortunately, they seem in pretty good shape, given their situation. They are mentally stable, which is pretty good, "said Reymenants.

" Fortunately, the coach had the reason to keep them all together, gathered to conserve their energy, which saved them. "

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