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At least two people were rescued on Monday from the northern cave of Thailand where they had been trapped for more than two weeks and another unquantified group was near the exit , report local media. The newly released are added to four children who remain hospitalized at the Chiang Rai Provincial Hospital for a health assessment after leaving the cave on Sunday.
The authorities have not yet offered official confirmation, but reporters from the region cite witnesses that he saw two students leave. The Thai newspaper Bangkok Post claims that two other boys are in what is known as "Cave 3", where a temporary operational camp was installed about two kilometers from the entrance. . A helicopter apparently on an emergency transfer mission flew over the press camp located two kilometers from the cave, confirming Efe . Thailand's Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-ocha oversaw the evacuation operation this afternoon
Second Operation
The International Rescue Diver contingent returned to the cavity at 11:00 local time (4:00 GMT) with the purpose of returning with one of the nine people who remained cloistered this morning, said Narongsak Ossottanakorn, spokesman of the operation . This second attempt could be faster than yesterday, thanks to the good conditions found yesterday by rescue teams inside the underground tunnels, Narongsak said.
Relief members, with children, must overcome a complex of galleries that resemble labyrinths and which are partially flooded and with irregularity and zero visibility to reach the outer mouth of the cave. Between the first operation, Sunday and this one, the authorities interrupted the rescue for about 14 hours to proceed with the replacement of the compressed air cylinders used during the evacuation work and to assess the flooded parts of the cave.
against time
The arrival last Saturday of a rainy season in the region and which will remain for much of the week marked the beginning of the operation rescue . Rain is one of the main concerns of the authorities, because the water filtered by the mountain can re-flood the galleries and cancel the drainage made since they were found alive 12 schoolchildren , between 11 and 16 years old, and his guardian, of 26 .
Narongsak insisted on warning of the problem that the rains are assuming, but he said that a military team is in the mountains with the task of blocking the entry of water to underground tunnels The thirteen trapped entered the galleries on Saturday, June 23 after a football training when a sudden storm began to flood the cavity and cut off the exit. They were found after nine days of intensive research in which more than 1300 people participated .
EFE
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