Thai cave boys: Rescue operations were temporarily halted after six of them were removed



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The first step in an arduous process of taking the 12 children and their coach stranded 15 days ago in a cave in Thailand. The rescue teams managed to evacuate six boys, and others had to follow them in the coming hours.

According to the latest report obtained by the agency "Agence France Presse" rescuers, six of the boys managed to get out of the trunk of the cave, accompanied by two professional troops, the Thai one, and the Other foreigner.

The six boys were transported in ambulances and then rafted to Chiang Rai Hospital. AFP correspondents saw "ambulances leave the area in the direction of a heliport.

The leader of the Crisis Staff, Narongsak Osutanakorn, said at a press conference Thursday night that "the next process will begin in at least ten hours".
The morning was announced that "the hour has pbaded, the boys are ready to take up all the challenges."

Rescue officials confirmed that the children would leave "one by one, and it would take two to three days." They finally chose to take the boys out of two groups, the first of six children and the second of seven.

The first evacuation took place faster than expected, with the release of children stuck more than two hours earlier than originally planned.

No details of the operation have yet been published.

The boys of the wild team of "wild pigs" and their young coach went to explore the cave on June 23 after a training quota, for some unknown reason. They were suspended because of rising water in the cave of northern Thailand on the border with Burma and Laos.

Every experienced diver needed 11 hours to cut the distance to reach the boys who were stuck with their trainer, six hours to go, and five hours to get to know them.

The path of the cave involves difficult phases during which to dive under the water.

As a sign of risk, a former Thai Navy diver spent a Friday supplying boys with supplies.
In addition, a number of boys aged 11 to 16 do not swim well. "I send them my strength and hope that they will reach safety," said Nuburat Khanthafong, head coach of the football team, in response to the agency's questions France-Presse.

Affected families have not responded to phone calls today.

The Crisis Staff stated that the conditions were "ideal" for evacuation, especially with regard to the level of water in the cave.
But the expected return of the expected monsoon rains may soon engulf much of the rock that the group has resorted to.

Rescuers evacuated the cave site this morning.
"All those who are not involved in the rescue operation must leave the area immediately," police said through speakers on the site where hundreds of reporters were following the case after taking a global dimension.

The announcement of the police follows a large movement in the camp, which was set up by the reporters on the scene, with cameras and family deployed wherever they are, for to be the best place to portray boys.

The head of the Crisis Staff warned on Friday night that the arrival of the media in this mountainous region in a rainforest poses a problem, adding that "medical teams have complained to him that it is a problem. was a problem.

In front of the journalists, the authorities installed metal barriers to keep them away and allow the paramedics to work away from the cameras.

Many media moved to Chiang Rai Hospital, one hour from the site, where the boys would be transported. However, the authorities also prevented them from approaching the hospital.

Rescuers studied the dangers of this rescue operation for several days, especially after the coming arrival of seasonal rains, which could result from efforts to drain the water from the cave.

The rescue teams managed to insert a cataclysm that lasted several kilometers to transport oxygen to the pocket where the group had taken refuge.

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