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Rescuers were on Tuesday July 10 in a race against the clock to extract the five budding footballers still trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand, heavy rains adding to the difficulty of an already delicate mission after the successful rescue of eight children "in good health". Four young footballers Sunday, July 8, followed by four more Monday, July 9, were able to be pulled out of the cave of Tham Luang, in northern Thailand, by a team of experienced foreign divers flanked by commandos of the Thai Navy, when meticulously planned operations. Between flooded casings and narrow passages in which one must sneak, the course is fraught with difficulties.
When the second group of children saw the light on Monday evening, the commando team of the Thai Navy greeted the the event of a simple "Hooyah" on his Facebook page, igniting the social networks of the country. "The eight are in good health, no fever," said Jesada Chokedamrongsuk, head of the Ministry of Public Health, in front of reporters at Chiang Rai Hospital. "Everyone is in good mental health. This is the clearest balance sheet delivered for the moment on their state of health. The children underwent radiological examinations and blood tests. Two boys with signs of pneumonia received antibiotics and are in a "normal state," he added, adding that they would all be kept in hospital for a week.
Celebrities [19659004] The whole of Thailand is suspended in the saga of the 12 children and their 25-year-old coach trapped in the vast underground network since 23 June by the rising waters. But the drama also fascinates abroad and the international media sent hundreds of journalists on the spot. The children received messages of support from celebrities as diverse as US President Donald Trump, football star Lionel Messi and American tech guru Elon Musk. The head of the military junta, General Prayut Chan-O-Cha, welcomed the SpaceX boss into the cave on Monday night. The contractor then renewed his miniature submarine proposal on Twitter to take the last five young people from the bowels of the cave, where they have now spent 17 nights.
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The new rains that fell Tuesday, July 10 added to the urgency of operations to save the four children and their coach still trapped. It was unclear at what time operations could resume Tuesday, the head of the Crisis Staff, Narongsak Osottanakorn, explaining to the press that the plans of the divers planned extractions four by four. "If we come out five, we have to change the plans," he said.
No timetable yet
A relief operations official told Agence France-Presse that schedules the new mission had not yet been decided. "But I guarantee they will all be safe," he said, reflecting the optimism that has won the rescuers after their first two successful extractions. Wild boar footballers spent nine days in the depths of the cave before two British divers managed to join them early last week. Emaciated, but alive, they were perched on a promontory, more than four kilometers from the entrance to the vast underground network.
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After this discovery, the rescuers desperately went through all the possible solutions, drilling tunnels in the mountains or waiting underground for weeks after the end of the monsoon. But faced with the threat of new rains and lower levels of oxygen in the room where the group had taken refuge, the authorities decided Sunday to try everything for the whole. The progress of the operations has in any case delighted the families and families of the children. "I want him to be healthy and get back to school fast," says Phansa Namyee, a classmate of a 16-year-old footballer nicknamed "Night." "I want to play with them, take him to the restaurant and spend time together. "
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