This extraction of the 12 boys and their football coach won’t be an easy and quick one. Here’s our @ChannelNewsAsia AR graphics from a few days ago explaining the challenges to get the boys out of the #ThamLuang cave. https://t.co/nb4JwfgfUk
— Saksith Saiyasombut (@SaksithCNA) July 8, 2018
NOTE: Due to the time-span between major news updates, updates will be posted live again later this morning.
The rescue operation is expected to take all day. It started at 10am and a round trip takes about 11 hours. We might not see the first boys emerge until 9pm tonight. It could then continue throughout the night to get them all out #ThamLuang #13ชีวิตรอดแล้ว #ถ้ำหลวง #Thailand pic.twitter.com/S5wyF37JIH
— Richard Barrow in Thailand (@RichardBarrow) July 8, 2018
13 foreign divers are cave diving experts from around the world. 5 Thai SEALs have been selected carefully. They're our best who can work with the team. They can walk in many parts now. So this is the most suitable time to bring them out: Narongsak on #ThamLuangRescue
— Pichayada P. (@PichayadaCNA) July 8, 2018
He won't say if the boys have to dive – just says today is best day because most of path is walkable #ThamLuangCave @MsKateLyons
— michael safi (@safimichael) July 8, 2018