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Letter to BS: Inside the Thai cave and the obstacles facing rescuers

Given the fact that the young footballers are being taken out individually (one by one)

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The forecast of heavy torrential monsoon rains deluging the Tham Luang Cave area at Chiang Rai in northern Thailand has underscored the urgency to act and forced the rescue team to speed up its efforts to bring the trapped youth footballers and their coach from the cave deep inside the belly of Doi Nang Non Mountain. It became a situation where time is of the essence and the rescue team cannot wait any longer. According to rescue experts, it’s “now or never”. With the consent of the families, the divers have begun their high-risk rescue bid and entered the flooded

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