The 8th boy of the Thai soccer team has just been rescued.
(Baonghean.vn) - According to the latest information, rescue workers have just brought the 8th boy out of Tham Luang cave in Northern Thailand on the afternoon of July 9.
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| Thai police block off the road leading to the Tham Luang cave area as rescue operations continue to bring those still trapped out. Photo: Getty |
Previously, along with the four cases, the fifth boy was brought out of the cave thanks to a team of international and Thai diving experts.
The identities of those rescued are still unknown and are being treated in isolation rooms at the hospital.
It is understood that Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will personally visit the rescue scene today to oversee the operation.
The fifth boy rescued has arrived at the hospital.
The fifth victim rescued from the cave system in northern Thailand has been taken to a hospital in Chiang Rai. He will join four of his teammates in the isolation ward at Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital.
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| The rescue operation for the trapped soccer team entered its second day. On the first day, four victims were successfully rescued. Photo: Express |
Brought out of the cave two more boys
Rescuers have pulled two more boys out of the Tham Luang cave system, bringing the number of people trapped inside down to five. According to CNN, the coach remains in the cave with the boys who have not been rescued.
The youth soccer team members rescued on July 9 have been transferred to a medical facility for examination and treatment.
Witness: The 8th boy escaped from the cave
According to a witness who was a member of the rescue operation stationed at Tham Luang cave, the eighth boy was brought out of the cave on July 9 and transferred to the hospital.
The total number of victims rescued from the cave on Monday was four, following four previous successful rescues on July 8.
The second day of the cave rescue operation has ended.
That was the information given by a witness participating in the rescue operation stationed at the cave entrance.
The total number of victims brought out of the cave on Monday was 4 people, after 4 previous cases on July 8. Thus, by the evening of July 9, a total of 8/13 members of the football team trapped in the cave since June 23 had been rescued and the latest information said that there are still 4 boys and their 25-year-old coach still in the cave.
