Trapped Thai boys appear in good spirits in a new video of the cave: NPR

The 12 Thai boys and their football coach trapped in a complex cave system in Chiang Rai have drawn worldwide attention since they disappeared and were found by British divers Monday, nine days after their disappearance. the attention has shifted to the next extraordinary challenge: how can they be safely evacuated from where they are trapped, deep in the flooded cave?

The team is located more than one kilometer from the cave entrance. on a ledge near a flooded area where the only light shines from their flashlights. A map of the BBC gives a striking picture of their position in the cave complicated and sip of water. There is one part that is so steep that it requires a "complete climbing gear", and in another part, the filled water pbadage is too narrow for a swimmer to can wear a diving tank.

The boys seem to be cheerful new video posted on the Thai Navy SEAL Facebook page.

Enlightened by flashlights, the video shows many team members wrapped in emergency cash rugs. They seem thin but are fueled with protein shakes, reported the Associated Press, and seem to have more energy than when they were found.

They are with a Thai military doctor and introduce themselves one by one – at one point, bursting into group laughter. They say that they are in good health.

Another video of the interior of the cave shows a doctor treating the scratches on one of the boy's feet. The camera turns to the other boys, who smile.

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Wednesday that there were only two options now, the Bangkok Post reports: find new wells that could come out of the cave or get the boys to dive in the flooded underpbades.

And as no alternative route was found at this point, the Thai officials said they were giving the boys an expedited course to prepare them for a possible trip. "We are now teaching children to swim and dive," said Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, according to Reuters.

Many, if not all, boys can not swim.

"The water is very strong and the space is narrow, the extraction of children requires a lot of people," said the deputy prime minister to reporters.

According to The Guardian, the Thai authorities are striving to obtain "specially designed for children" diving equipment. They are also studying the best way to provide oxygen to boys during their dives, the newspaper reports – including planning areas that could provide oxygen in the winding pbadages of the cave.

This plan. "These are really very small spaces that these [rescuers] had to reach, to reach the kids in the first place, and you have to worry about those kids who are a little freakish," says journalist Michael Sullivan at Here & Now. from Chiang Rai. The water inside the cave also has very low visibility due to sediment.

Rescuers were able to lay dive lines between the boys and the entrance to the cave, as reported by Colin Dwyer. "These lines now help boys get food and essential medical supplies – and soon, we can count on them to get them out completely."

They are also trying to place a telephone line through the cave that would allow the rescue efforts to be complicated by rainy forecasts for the rest of the week, which could result in increased water levels in the cave

. 19659008] Another option that has been discussed is simply to keep boys in place until conditions improve. But that could mean months of waiting

"The authorities now reject the idea of ​​leaving the boys in the cave until the rainy season is over and the l 'saison saison et et et et et et et et et et et et et et et et et et et et et water goes down, "Sullivan reported on Wednesday. to pump water out of the cave. "About 120 million liters of water were pumped Tuesday night, or about 1.6 million hours," Reuters reported. As preparations continue, officials say they're just waiting for the right time to move the boys. "If water levels go down and the flow goes down, they will be removed quickly," Reuters quoted the deputy prime minister as saying.