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Tham Luang's amazing rescue mission is now in its final phase, with four other boys safely leaving the cave that trapped them for 17 days.
This leaves only five more boys to be extracted "
Chief Rescue Officer Narongsak Osotthanakorn confirmed that eight boys had now been evacuated as the mission progressed toward what appears to be an extremely close conclusion successful.
"Today, we saved four more children. All are safe, "he said." The team is used to operations now. We have 100 employees in the cave. We plan for tomorrow and plan for 100% success.
"Tomorrow, if the weather is like today, there is nothing to worry about. There has been very good drainage and we are waiting for good news. "
The next operation should be launched before 4:00 pm local time (7:00 pm EST) today but the chief of rescue said that he could not guarantee that the last five" For [Tuesday] I do not can not confirm the number that will come out, "he said." The plan is planned to save four, not five. The best number is four, for security. "
The storms are expected today but similar forecasts for the past two days have failed to provide heavy rains that could have sabotaged the rescue.
Gen Buncha Duriyaphan, a commander of the l. army involved in the operation, said that he had asked Pra Pirun, the god of rain, for three days of respite to conduct the operation.He said that pray for an extension can be considered lenient. "If I ask for more, he may not grant it," he said
.The urgent and dangerous effort involved the boys diving into the narrow and tortuous pbadages of the cave, guided by experienced divers.The Thai Navy SEAL, who played a central role in the rescue operation, were updated Monday night to say "two days, eight boars" – a reference to Wild Boars, the name of the boys' football team .The message, as the pl upart posted by the SEALs, ended with the US Navy's acclaim: "Hooyah".
Authorities rushed to extract the boys, aged 11 to 16, and their trainer from the cave. The workers worked day and night to pump water from the cave, and authorities said Monday that heavy night showers did not increase water levels in the interior. 19659003] The second group of boys took two hours less to extract from the cave than the four boys who were rescued on Sunday.
Gov. Osotthanakorn attributes this to the work of the international team, especially to the best organization that feeds the perilous dive route with hundreds of renewed air tanks.
All boys were transported to Chiang Rai Hospital, where they will be quarantined for seven days. examined for waterborne diseases and observed for their mental well-being.
It is understood that parents are not yet able to have physical contact with children, but are able to communicate with them through a score. good state, "said Gov. Osotthanakorn." They eat a soft meal, like porridge. "
The team leaders seemed optimistic, Major General Churat Parn-Ngao jokingly:" I'm having a good time. I asked the gods that it was not raining for three days and we had it, so we will ask for another three days. "
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha visited the scene and thanked the rescue team, including Thai and foreign divers who told him that they were proud to be involved.
The main problem facing rescuers – apart from a very low visibility and the double problem of oxygen depletion and carbon monoxide overload in caverns – is a dangerous throttling point about 1 km from where the boys stay stuck on a muddy ledge. It requires divers to drive boys in a narrow tunnel, at points only .7m wide, then crawl over the water level, and then descend another tunnel once again into a deep pool.
are isolated in the hospital
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But it seems that the rescue team, involving 50 foreign divers and 40 Thai, master this obstacle.
Asked if the Australian anesthetist and diver, Richard Harris, helped evaluate the boys, Governor Osotthanakorn earlier said, "Every day."
The cave network of Tham Luang has been, until now, little understood by speleogists, who are quickly learning about the twists and turns of the 10km system.
Professional divers lead the boys out in pairs, two divers escorting each boy and holding his tank to facilitate his journey. Each boy is supposed to wear a wetsuit throughout the trip
Each boy was taken out of the grotto's mouth as a precaution before being sent to the hospital.
Gov. Osotthanakorn said that he was expecting things to move quickly, and unless there is bad luck, there is a good chance that the entire football team, who entered the cavern the June 23, leaving Tuesday.
travel near the cave entrance to transport the boys on the short 60-kilometer ride to the Chiang Rai Hospital. The first helicopter, taking away the fifth boy, left just after 17h local time (20h AEST)
Photos of the isolation unit emerged, while parents sleep on the rescue site and continue their nervous waiting to find their boys.
Earlier, Governor Osotthanakorn had refused to say how many boys had come out in the second phase, but he said rescuers had streamlined their operations.
He pointed out that those who ran the rescue mission needed "complete rest, time to tighten the life line and check the equipment".
Gov. Osotthanakorn told reporters that the rescue mission was scheduled five hours earlier than planned due to falling water levels.
"We will receive good news in a few hours," he said. "They will be kept away from their parents for a while because we are concerned about infections," he told reporters, adding that doctors would decide on family visits, "he said. he added, from a distance or through the glbad. "
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The second rescue mission was carried out by the same team of divers who extracted the first four boys .
stated that the four boys rescued Sunday had been taken to Chiang Rai Hospital. They were hungry, "he said." They ate rice with pork and basil. They are currently in quarantine.
Gov. Osotthanakorn also expressed his anger that the media had violated the safety of the rescue team by listening to their closed walkie-talkie channels and complained that a drone had chased a helicopter Military
Local television showed pictures of air tanks as they begin to attack the next phase of the mission, while a number of defibrillators are sent in case of collapse of the diver.
Early yesterday, a lifeguard of the site tweeted: "Started to carry air bottles, the medical team in place, ready to take soon 4 to 6 boars. Cloudy sky but no rain yet. But if it's raining, it does not bother us – it will not have any impact. "
The rescuer was referring to the football team of the Moo Pa Academy, which translates as" wild boar. "
PM Prayut Chan-o-Cha refused to know how long would take the rescue mission, except to say "we will do it as quickly as possible, in the safest way."
THE FOUR FIRST BOYS RELEASED
Nattawut "Takamsai, 11, 13-year-old Monhkhol Boonpiam, 14-year-old Prajak Sutham, and 15-year-old Pipat Bodhi were the first to be saved, surviving the perilous journey of arriving safely." security in the hands of doctors, in what has been dubbed a mission "masterpiece."
Four other boys were rescued on Monday.
But four of their teammates and coach 25 years of the Wild The wild boar football team remains trapped.
The surviving boys were tran Sported at Chiang Rai Prachanukroh hospital by ambulance. They are isolated for 1 to 2 days, inside a sterilized isolation unit, which means that there will still be no physical contact with their parents as they are medically evaluated
. two other rescue operations to gather the boys in groups of four.
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop hailed the "wonderful news" this morning: four boys had already been evacuated
"But the fact that it took so much Mrs. Bishop revealed that A team of six divers from the Australian Federal Police was an integral part of the rescue and she was involved in a "daisy chain" of divers.
"They will obviously learn from this first evacuation and apply them to the next evacuations, "she said.
" I think they're going to bring the boys into refugee groups, four if there will be two more groups there. " football coach of course.
"It's very dangerous, it's very precarious and our thoughts are not only with the boys but also with the dive and rescue teams that help." [19659003] says the Australian doctor Richard & # 3 9, Harry & Harris was an "essential" part of the rescue.
"We sent the South Australian doctor who is an anesthetist and experienced spelunker and his qualifications and experience were certainly in great demand" Bishop
"He has a diving support partner with him too.
"The Australian doctor was in the cave, he was part of the medical evaluation to determine that the boys were fit enough to dive and swim.
Mrs. Bishop confirmed that Australia would send more help to Thailand if it were asked
The survival of others who are still trapped in the cave is far from being guarantee with efforts of extraction put on hold time of r
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