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Thai Cave Rescue Will Take 2-3 Days To Complete, Says Official

  An effort to rescue 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded Thai cave that began on Sunday will take two to … Continue reading Thai Cave Rescue Will Take 2-3 Days To Complete, Says Official


Thai police and soldiers guard a road leading to the Tham Luang cave area as operations continue for the 12 boys and their coach trapped at the cave in Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in the Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province on July 8, 2018. Thai authorities told media on July 8 to leave a camp site near the cave where 12 boys and their coach have been trapped for more than two weeks so that “victims” could be helped, possibly signalling a long-awaited rescue effort to get them out. Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP
Thai police and soldiers guard a road leading to the Tham Luang cave area as operations continue for the 12 boys and their coach trapped at the cave in Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in the Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province on July 8, 2018. Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP

 

An effort to rescue 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded Thai cave that began on Sunday will take two to three days to complete, one of the operation leaders said.

“The time duration is… about two to three days, which depends on other factors like the weather,” Major General Chalongchai Chaiyakorn, an army commander, told reporters.