Rescue operation continues to extract 8 remaining members of Thai soccer team

For the second day running, rescue operations to extract the remaining eight members of the Wild Boars football team out of the Tham Luang cave complex will continue according to reports.

However, there has been rain overnight, which could complicate the operation if water levels inside the cave have risen.

In a related development, the four who were rescued on Sunday have not been named yet, with even the parents reportedly not being informed.

“I am still waiting here at the cave, keeping my fingers crossed to see whether my son will be one of those to come out today,” Akkarat Wongsukjan, the mother of one of the boys said.

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“We heard four boys are out but we do not know who they are. Many parents are still here waiting. None of us has been informed of anything.”

Doctor Andrea Danese, a Psychiatry lecturer at King’s College in London, told Al Jazeera that he expects most of the children to present emotional symptoms.

“Several of them may be agitated, they may be irritable. They may be also acting out in terms of trying to deal with their emotions,” he said.

Rescuers have also been working to replenish air supplies inside the cave as they are poised to continue operation to extract the remaining members of the football team out of the cave complex.

 

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