Thai cave rescue: Over 100 chimneys drilled to reach trapped boys


Team Udayavani, Jul 7, 2018, 12:32 PM IST

Mae Sai (Thailand): Over than 100 chimneys are being drilled into the mountainside in order to reach the Thai youth football team who are currently trapped in a cave complex below.

The rescue team is attempting to establish new ways to bring the boys from above, if the underground chambers flood and it is deemed too risky to evacuate the team by diving out through the submerged passageways.

“Some (of the chimneys) are as deep as 400 metres… but they still cannot find their location yet,” Narongsak Osottanakorn told reporters, adding the mission lacked the technology “to pinpoint where they are staying”.

“We estimate that (they) are 600 metres down, but we don’t know the (exact) target,” he said.

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