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The international rescue operation – which brings together more than 1,000 people from Thai emergency services, the US military and British cave experts – is stepping up its efforts since the boys and their trainers A 25-year-old footballer disappeared during an outing to the northern caves of Thailand last Saturday.
The divers are now approaching the place where they believe that the missing boys are taking refuge in the Tham Luang Nang system.
The arid arid zone, called Pattaya Beach, is several kilometers from the entrance to the cave.
The flooded cave water has receded in recent days, allowing rescue teams to gain ground, according to Narongsak, governor of Chiang Rai Province. Osatanakorn
Oxygen tanks were installed at 25-meter junctions for divers, and a water pump was also deployed, adds Osatanakorn.
For unknown reasons, the boys and their trainer ventured deeper into the cave system on signs warning people not to enter during the rainy season, which usually begins in July. eves that have developed daily unsuccessful searches, families and friends prayed, made offerings and stood firm to the possibility of signs of life. Some, enduring the torture of such a long and silent waiting, collapsed in the mud with exhaustion, and were sent to the hospital.
"I feel that I lost my heart when I found his bag, his cell phone and his shoes," said Prajak Sutham's father, Sudsakorn. "But all I can to do, it's to wait. "
Rescuers are trying other roads to Entry
into the jungle which may be a new entry point into the cave system.
The natural chimney, which is about 1.5 meters in diameter and at least 22 meters (72 feet) deep, was found north of the cave opening, where the boys' bikes were found last Saturday
Tunnel approach from the top is "more promising", according to the British rescuers at the scene, as he bypasses a passage blocked by floodwaters.
Cave experts entered the chimney on Friday morning, r ussissant down to a depth of & # 39; about 20 meters, before & # 39; to be met by another team. Although it is not the first natural chimney found on Pha Mee, it remains the most promising, according to search and rescue teams there.
