At least one other child is saved from a Thai cave, according to media reports

At least one more person was rescued today from the cave in northern Thailand in which he had been trapped for more than two weeks and hence four Others should leave during the day To complete the rescue operations of the cloister, reports the local newspaper Khaosod

The newly released is added to eight children who remain hospitalized at the Chiang Rai Provincial Hospital , where they have not been detected serious problems after a health assessment after leaving the cave Sunday and Monday

The ninth, whose identity is still unknown, left the cave at 4:12 pm local time (09: 12 GMT), says the newspaper.

Authorities have not yet offered official confirmation, but journalists in the region cite witnesses who saw survivors

rescuers returned to the cavity at 10:09 local time (03:09 GMT) in order to return with the five people remained cloistered this morning, said Narongsak Ossottanakorn, spokesman for the operation.

"Today, we are going to take out the four children and their trainer," Narongsak said at the morning press conference.

The officer said that four other people – a doctor and three members of the Navy – will leave days in the medical and psychological assistance tasks to the group of children.

This third rescue operation could be slower than those carried out the previous day and Sunday because of the greater number of evacuees and the rains that hit the area all night long and part of the morning.

"Today will take more time than other days, but finally we will celebrate together," said a message posted this morning by the Thai Navy

. salvamento, with children, have to overcome a complex of labyrinthine galleries partially flooded and with inequalities and zero visibility to reach the outer mouth of the cave.

As this happened after the first operation, the authorities announced a pause between the second mission (Monday) and this third to proceed with the replacement of the compressed air cylinders used during the first operations. evacuation work and to assess the flooded parts of the route g.