Today is Day 2 of the operation to rescue 12 young boys and their soccer coach from the Tham Luang cave in Thailand.
On Sunday, four of the boys were rescued by divers — with two divers escorting each lad wearing a full face mask, while the first diver carried the compressed air tank for the boy. The diver arrangement is shown in this wonderful illustration by Tuagom Studio -
You can follow the stories until yesterday at any of the major media outlets and here at DK at -
- Rescue effort underway in Thailand — first kids out of the cave (Updated) at www.dailykos.com/…
- Elon Musk and SpaceX Engineers Offer Help to Rescue Soccer Team Boys Trapped in Thai Cave (Updated) at www.dailykos.com/…
The following is an illustration and map of the cave complex — the boys are almost 4 km from the mouth of the entrance. Yesterday’s rescue involved a kilometer of underwater swimming through narrow channels.
Here is some footage and summary of the events yesterday —
The names of the four rescued boys have not been revealed. They have been named after Moo Pa (Wild Boars) the name of their football team.
Overnight, the rain continued to fall; the pumps were working hard; rescue personnel were busy replenishing oxygen and compressed air tanks and placing them in the cave complex, while divers got a chance to rest and recharge.
The Guardian has a new live blog site at the link below -
Other sites to follow for up-to-date news on the rescue operation —
Please follow along and share your news and insights. Come back for updates. Peace.
Updates
As of 7:30 a.m. EDT, 2 more boys have been rescued. That brings the total up to 6. Four more boys are in the pipeline.
The tally now stands at 8 at around 8:15 a.m., EDT.
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