In Thailand began operation on withdrawal of children from the cave
Operation on the transport in a safe place 12 students and their football coach, is blocked due to flooding in the cave Tham Luang in Northern Thailand, began, said on Sunday the head of the headquarters of the rescue operation Narongsak Ostracon.
according to his statement, at 10: 00 local time (06. 00 GMT) a team of 13 divers, including citizens of foreign countries and Thai Soldiers, and five of the most experienced combat swimmers, went to the far area of the cave.
Output of children together with divers on the surface should be expected no Earlier than 21. 00 local time (17. 00 GMT). 12 teenagers from the local Junior football team and their coach disappeared on June 23. They went into semikilometrovaya the cave Tham Luang and were cut off from access because of flash floods. The search lasted for 10 days. Children and their coach were found in the cave alive, but weakened from hunger.
A major obstacle to transportation in a safe place are narrow flooded areas on a five-kilometer path out of the cave, which children who cannot swim, must be overcome in light-weight diving gear. Previously, their proposals for rescuing the young players nominated by the head organizations of SpaceX and Tesla Elon Musk.
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