Page 11 - E-Tone (07-10-18) Advenced Level

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Item #2 (Advanced Level)

Alive and Well

Ten days after they entered the Tham Luang Cave in northern Thailand,

where they were trapped when a flood came without the possibility to

communicate with the outside world, the group was located by divers from
the Thai army commando unit escorted by two British divers two

kilometers from the entrance of the cave and about a kilometer deep into

the mountain. The sign of life from the teenagers was the signal that the
families had waited for many days outside the cave, moving between

despair and hope. Ten days ago, the twelve teenagers from the soccer team

and the assistant coach finished training and went on a field trip in the
area. For an unknown reason, they entered the cave while heavy rain fell

outside. What began as a rescue operation of the Thai army in cooperation

with volunteers quickly became an international rescue operation. In
Thailand they decided this morning not to rush - food, water, lighting,

long-term supplies, all these were transferred to the teenagers in the last

hours. In Chiang Rai, they are not ruling out the possibility that the group
will stay in the cave for months, even until the end of the monsoon season

in September. At the same time, divers will teach the boys swimming and
diving. Either way, many days await them until they meet their parents,

but at least they know that the whole world is caring for them.

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