The plight of a Thai football team, trapped in a cave with coach for over two weeks has transfixed the entire world. Rescuers teams have been working round the clock and families camping outside the Tham Luang cave. After rescuers said that perfect conditions for evacuation had come, a rescue mission began on Sunday. So far, four boys have been evacuate from the cave. Rescue workers in Thailand carried the eight out of the cave on Monday, a Reuters witness said. Rescue operations have been halted for the day.
The cave system, bordering Myanmar in northern Thailand, has proven to be an immense challenge for the international rescue coalition. Some of the world's best divers have volunteered to help in the operation alongside Thai Navy SEALs.
Here are the highlights of day two of the Thai Cave rescue ops:
Operation To Rescue Boys Trapped In Thai Cave Resumes: OfficialsAn operation to rescue a group of Thai boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave resumed on Monday, said several officials with knowledge of the operation at the Tham Luang cave in the northern Thai province of Chiang Rai."
Thai Cave Rescue Operation: Elon Musk Tweets Demo Of Proposed "Kid-Size Sub" To Rescue Thai BoysAmerican tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has proposed a mini submarine to save the boys trapped inside a flooded Thai cave, floating the idea on social media while linking it to his space exploration business."
American actress Viola Davis posted an message for her the trapped boys on Twitter
Every fiber of my heart is rooting for the divers, remaining 8 young soccer players and coach in Thailand!! Thanking God for the rescue of the four!! 🙏🏿❤️ #ThaiCaveRescue pic.twitter.com/THto0VzNIv
- Viola Davis (@violadavis) July 8, 2018
None of the boys have scuba diving experience. Experts have warned they could easily panic while swimming underwater in darkness.
Day 2 Of Thai Boys' Rescue, Experts Warn Of Panic While Swimming In DarkThere was anticipation about the rescue but there were also challenges
Diving ability
The boys, aged from 11 and 16, have no diving experience and some can not even swim. They have received training in recent days in preparation for the extraction effort, but they will have to swim using scuba gear through fast-flowing water in darkness, a challenge for even elite divers.
T-Junction
The sliver of space is 1.9 kilometres (1.2 miles) from the shelf where the boys have been sheltering above the waters. After energy-sapping efforts navigating jagged tunnels and clambering up or down rock walls for this distance, they will confront Sam Yak.
"The biggest crisis spot for diving is on the left from the T-Junction," said Narongsak Osottanakorn, the rescue mission chief, in a briefing on July 2.
Duration, strength
The journey will be a long one. The rescue mission chief, Narongsak Osottanakorn, told reporters on Sunday that the first boy was not expected to emerge until 9pm (1400 GMT) on Sunday. This tallies with previous estimates from officials that it would take the divers five hours to reach the ledge where the team is trapped, and six hours for the journey out.
Four Thai Boys Rescued From Flooded Cave, Operation Races The RainsFour members of a youth soccer team were rescued Sunday from a cave complex in northern Thailand where they had been stranded for more than two weeks, according to the provincial governor." itemprop="description
