Confirmed rescue of four children trapped in a cave in Thailand

The complex rescue operation of the twelve children and their football coach trapped in a cave in Thailand two weeks ago began this Sunday successfully, they saved four of them. them, but the other nine will have to wait for the evacuation resumed in "ten hours minimum" reported the crisis cell

According to the balance reported by the team of rescuers to the AFP, four boys have already left, each of them guided by two professional divers.

After leaving this cave in northern Thailand, they were taken by ambulance to Chiang Rai Hospital. The journalists checked how they left the place towards a heliport

"The next operation (rescue) will begin in at least ten hours," said Narongsak Osottanakorn, head of the Crisis Staff , at a press conference Sunday. the night

Osottanakorn announced this Sunday morning that it would be "a great day", since the evacuation should begin.

The children "will come out one by one, it will last two or three days" said Chalongchai Chaiyakorn, one of the leaders of the crisis cell

The operation has involved "thirteen world-renowned specialists from countries with" caving "experience who are already heading to the place where there are children, adds Ossottanakorn.

The children were surprised by a rise in the water level on June 23 in this cave in northern Thailand, on the border with Burma and Laos

" Perfect Conditions "

At present, no image of the operation has been made public, since the Thai authorities have created a large security perimeter around the cave

. that the current conditions of an evacuation are "perfect", especially with regard to the level of water in the cave.

Rescuers ordered evacuation of the cave area on Sunday morning to clear the square and "help the victims" .

"All those who are not involved in the operation must leave the area immediately," police announced loudspeaker on the site, where are hundreds of journalists. "We must use the area to help the victims."

The announcement was followed by a descent into combat camp, raised by reporters, with cameras and cots to keep the best positions when shooting.

Before the mass arrival of journalists for days, authorities have installed metal barriers to keep them at bay and allow rescuers to work without cameras around them.

Emergency services had been studying convenience for days. or do not carry out a dangerous evacuation, as the monsoon rains that should be falling soon could ruin the continuous efforts of the last days to pump the water from the cave.

Leave before the rain

rescue managed to stabilize the oxygen levels by inserting a pipeline of several kilometers to make this gas to the area in which the boys are cornered.

But the rains that could arrive in the coming days could reduce much of the muddy salient in which the group takes refuge.

The death of an exbuzo Thai navy on Friday during a supply operation illustrated the level of risk of the trip.

In addition, on Saturday evening an intense downpour fell for half an hour that recalled the urgency of evacuating.

It is because of the monsoon rains that the children were trapped after having decided, for some reason that is not yet clear, to visit the cave after their training at the site. football with the young coach, 25.

As an alternative to the diving evacuation, teams made about 100 vertical holes in the mountain. Some of them are shallow, but one is about 400 meters deep. On Sunday morning, no drilling of this type was announced

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