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Rescue divers reached several kilometers inside a flooded cave Saturday where 12 boys and their football coach were trapped for a week, providing a glimmer of hope for the heartbreaking search.
There is no contact with boys 11 to 16, and their coach since they entered Tham Luang cave last weekend and were surrounded by heavy rains that have blocked the entrance.
The team's desperate, 24-hour search was beset by torrential downpours from submerged divers near the entrance, preventing divers from entering it.
But divers from the Navy SEAL reached a T-junction in the depths of the cave only two or three kilometers from where the boys would be. Chiang Rai Governor Narongsak Osottanakorn said: [19659005Diversreachedthesamespotearlierintheweekbutwererepelledbyfloodwaters
This time, divers planted oxygen bottles along the tunnel walls. Water levels inside the complex tunnel labyrinth have finally come down thanks to dozens of pumps put in place to drain the floods even as heavy rains continue to hit the region near Myanmar's borders. and Laos.
"The situation is better today than yesterday and the day before.The water has dropped a lot and we are pumping water in all the rooms (near the entrance ), Narongsak told the press
while the search for boys has reached its seventh day.
The group probably has access to fresh water – either dripping into the rocks or rushing through the entrance – but experts have warned that runoff from nearby farms could carry dangerous chemicals or bacteria. "If they drink water in the caves and that it makes them sick, it could accelerate the problem, but if they do not drink it, they will also have problems, "Anmar Mirza, coordinator of the US National Cave But even without food, he said that young sports boys could "live easily for a month or a month and a half" with the main challenge of their mental determination
. face now if they are alive is psyc Mirza said by phone from the US state of Indiana
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The dramatic rescue of a week galvanized the nation and provoked emotions.
Cartoon images of smiling boys found by divers circulated with messages for the team: "Stay strong, we arrive" and "Do not give up".
Teams of foreign experts, including more than 30 US soldiers, descended on the remote mountain site to reach about 1,000 Thai rescuers
Australian, Chinese and Japanese experts also joined forces. "We tried to do something for the children," said AFP James Wang, of the Chinese group Green Boat Emergency Rescue
Several teams ventured into the thick jungle above the cave. this could lead to
A crew perforates a 40-meter (130-foot) chimney that leads to a muddy room, which the governor calls "promising"
. "We are turning our staff in the fireplace since yesterday, they are inside … always looking and we are waiting for their conclusions," Surachai Thathes, head of the Ministry of Parks' emergency team. Another fireplace was discovered nearby and helicopters carrying food, water and medical supplies were sent to the area.
But the main priority was to reach the boys by the main entrance, Governor Narongsak.
Earlier in the day, doctors and police organized training to prepare for the quick and complex evacuations that will be needed if and when the boys are found
Stone-faced parents watch under a tent of Fortune near the sanctuaries. Where the monks are in advance Tham Luang is one of the longest and most difficult caves of Thailand.
According to the authorities, boys know that prayers are long and difficult. The site has been visited many times and aroused the hope that they could have walked into a large, airy room in the center.
Rescuers found footprints and footprints in a room near this location earlier in the week. found football boots, backpacks and children's bicycles.
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