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Investigators believe that the group, which has been missing since Saturday, crawled into Tham Luang Nang Cave through a narrow channel 15 meters long.
The rising waters then blocked the path, which is about as wide as one person, leaving the group stuck in the network of caves, told CNN Kamolchai Kotcha, a head of the parks authority. Thailand.
"We have been working for almost 24 hours, but the constraints are many, the caves are very dark and the level of oxygen is very low in some areas, and the scattered rains have made our task more difficult," Kotcha said. .
Park officials, local police officers and 17 members of the Royal Thai Navy SEAL were deployed to participate in search and rescue efforts. Divers will try to enter the channel if the water is clear enough, Kotcha said.
The 13 people, all men from Chiang Rai, have been missing for 13 hours. Local time Saturday, when a park agent spotted something abnormal – bicycles parked lazily at the entrance to the cave, although it is forbidden.
The cave is located in a place well known to local explorers and tourists from Chiang Rai Province, in the Mae Sai District.
Northern Thailand is famous for its distant and untouched caves, which attract visitors from around the world.
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