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Lifeguards work at the entrance of a cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach disappeared in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai Province, in northern Thailand, Friday, June 29, 2018 The rescuers have drilled a hole on the side of a mountain. Thursday in a desperate attempt to drain the rising water of the flooded cave. (Sakchai Lalit / Associated Press)
MAE SAI, Thailand – Flooding reached near the entrance of a Thai cave despite attempts to drain water so that rescuers could Look further into the complex for 12 boys and their football coach now missing for a sixth day.
An effort to drill a hole from the outside seemed to succeed at first, causing the water to gush out. But the rooms and passages that lead further into the cave remain inundated, thwarting the advance of the rescuers.
Ekchawin Longpinit of the Thailand Groundwater Department said that the team that had dug until 1 am did not find any wells that could drain the water successfully. A dozen workers were working at the same place on Friday morning.
Officials also try to find hidden wells in the side of the mountain that could provide access
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