Water Reaches Near Cave’s Entrance Where 13 Missing

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

Rescue personnel on Thursday walk out of the entrance to a cave complex where it's believed that 12 soccer team members and their coach went missing. Photo: Sakchai Lalit / Associated Press

 

CHIANG RAI — Muddy floodwaters have reached near the entrance of a Thai cave despite attempts to drain the water so rescuers can search farther into the complex for 12 boys and their soccer coach now missing for a sixth day.

 

Rescuers are trying to find hidden shafts in the green mountainside to access different parts of the cave, while crews also are working to drill wells that could drain the water, which would allow divers to advance into passages filled with water at or near their ceilings. Despite the hard work, rescuers’ progress was fitful at best, with no guarantee the water will soon recede with months left in Thailand’s rainy season.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/calamity/2018/06/29/water-reaches-near-caves-entrance-where-13-missing/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-06-29

Any chance of merging into a single thread to enable other newsworthy events to be seen? 7 of the top ten topics on the opening page currently cover this event.

Edited June 29, 20188 yr by evadgib

6 hours ago, evadgib said:

Any chance of merging into a single thread to enable other newsworthy events to be seen? 7 of the top ten topics on the opening page currently cover this event.

Or create a single (locked) thread just for verified news reports and no comments from members.

 

Plenty of other threads exist for members to give their thoughts and opinions.

30 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

Or create a single (locked) thread just for verified news reports and no comments from members.

You can scroll through the Thailand Live topic find all the new and updated topics.