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Mae Sai, Thailand.- Thai authorities confirmed Sunday that rescue teams began rescuing the 12 children and that the adult was trapped for more than two weeks in a cave. from the north of the country
Narongsak Ossottanakorn, spokesman for operations, said that 18 divers play the role after the level of water that partially floods the caves has dropped significantly, so that the children can walk extensively from the trip.
"They can now walk along several parts," Efe reported. "
It's the best time to take them out," he explained.
Rescuers, 13 foreigners and 5 Thais, "are the best" to proceed with the evacuation, said Narongsak, who said he expects the first child to leave the cavern Sunday evening
. , taking children first in better physical and psychological conditions.
During each trip to the grotto where the miners are, divers must travel approximately 1.7 kilometers of narrow underpasses between zero visibility and water currents, a route that takes a round trip from one to the other. Approximately 11 hours
Physicians and members of the health services were deployed in and around the cave to proceed with a possible transfer of medical supplies. group's urgency, Narongsak said.
The authorities have ordered more than a thousand information professionals stationed in the vicinity of the cave to leave the area.
The outpost of heavy rains that watered the area last night may be signaling the operations.
"Hurricane is one of the main concerns, and the water (filtered by the mountain) can once again flood the galleries," said the official spokesman during one of his appearances.
After a favorable climate, the waters gave way throughout the subterranean complex thanks to natural escapes and incessant artificial drainage.
The arrival of more rains, scheduled from today to Wednesday, could increase pressure on the already complicated rescue mission.
The group -composed by 12 children between 11 and 16 years old and an adult of 26- was found Monday night on an island of dry land 4 kilometers inside the cave.
The discovery came after nine days of intense research in which more than 1,300 people participated.
The minors and the included adult have been able to recover partially since then the forces being assisted by doctors and psychologists inside the cave. .
In addition, the schoolchildren and the instructor have received intensive training to learn to dive, although experts believe that the operation involves a high risk.
The 13 entered the galleries on Saturday, June 23 after a football training, when a sudden storm began to flood the cavity and cut the exit.
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