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Michael Safi
Last night, General Buncha Duriyaphan, an army commander involved in this rescue operation, said that he had asked god for rain for three days of respite to get the boys out.
They seem to have received two.
The rain has fallen on Mae Sai all night and continues to fall this morning in torrential amounts.
The extraordinary rescues of the past two days have been based on "perfect" conditions, including weather conditions and water levels in the cave, authorities said.
It is unclear whether this downpour on Tuesday will complicate today 's mission. We talk to sources on the cave site and hope to learn faster.
Omar Dabbagh
(@ Omar_Dabbagh)It is 6:50 am here in Chiang Rai and it has dried rain during the night. Authorities said yesterday that the strong storms Sunday night did not hinder the rescue efforts of the Thai caves. Hope this is the same case today. @SBSNews
There are reports that the Chiang Rai City Hospital will provide an update shortly on the health of the eight boys are already released.
In the meantime, here are some figures collected by the Australian Associated Press (and which are therefore a bit focused on Australia, but I will try to get statistics on the participation of 39, other countries):
- 12 boys 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach entered Tham Luan Nang Cave on 23 June.
- It was 10 days before they were found.
- To escape, they must negotiate about 3.2 km of black, narrow pbadages while swimming and using diving equipment and paddling pool.
- It's an 11-hour round trip, but the divers did it faster because many parts of the road are now drained. until 20 hours to lay air tanks and prepare the road.
- Up to now, there has been a death – the former Thai Navy Seal Saman Kunan died by placing air tanks along the road
- aliens, there including Australians taking part in the delicate operation.
- The number of Australia The group includes six divers from the Australian Federal Police supporting the Thai Navy, as well as a liaison officer and an interpreter and Dr. Richard Harris, a specialist in the field. ; hyperbaric.
- A support team of 100 people pumps liters of water to stop flooding in the caves
- Four boys were kidnapped Sunday in 11 hours
Eight young members of the Wild Boars football team were rescued after more than two and a half weeks trapped in a cave in the north from the country. Thailand. On the second day of the long and complex rescue missions, a second group of four boys emerged on Monday.
"We are so happy that today we can save four more children," said Narongsak Osatanakorn the joint command center coordinating the operation, announced at a conference of Monday evening press
All four were flown to a hospital in the nearest city, Chiang Rai. "Now they are fine," he said.
Four teammates and their trainer, Ekaphol Chantawong, stay indoors, with the hope that they will be rescued on Tuesday.
The authorities would not offer any guarantee, but the next operation is scheduled to start at 4:00 pm local time.
We will bring you updates as the mission progresses. In the meantime, read our latest full report from Michael Safi, South Asia correspondent, who is in Mae Sai.
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