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It sounds like the rescue operation has begun. 5 thai navy seals and 13 foreign divers have entered the cave: https://twitter.com/gordoneaton/status/10158055299

• geomark 8y ago
  Yes. Thai TV is currently reporting that the extraction operation has begun. The stateless kid (forgot his name), the only English speaker, will be the first one to make the attempt. They expect/hope he will emerge around 9pm Thai time this evening, about four hours from now.
  • geomark 8y ago
    Thai news reporting that the first two boys are out of the cave. No report yet of their condition. Edit 1: News media being kept away so they will be light on details for the time being. 2: Chiang Rai health dept head says the two are being examined at the field hospital near the cave. 3: Timely updates in English here https://www.bbc.com/news/live/44755093 https://www.bbc.com/news/live/44755093
    • glenneroo 8y ago
      On your BBC link, they got 4 kids out, all in good health. Taking a break for the night: > We will be able to continue the rescue operation when we are ready to do so. We will be ready soon, because we will need to redo laying out all of the air tanks and all systems along the way again. We have used everything [in the set up] that we had today. The set up team will do their work again once they are ready. It'll be difficult to tell exactly when the next [evacuation] will start. But I guess it will be ready in the next 10-20 hours.'' 8 kids and the coach are still inside. Looks like they may not need any outside help after all.