Lull in Rain Raises Hope in Cave Rescue
MAE SAI — The frantic effort to locate 12 boys and their football coach missing in a cave in Thailand for over a week picked up pace as a break in the rain eased flooding in the system of caverns and more experts from around the world joined the anxious rescue mission.
Cave Rescue Efforts Pick up Pace as Flooding Eases
MAE SAI — The effort to locate 12 boys and their football coach missing in a cave in Thailand for a week has picked up pace, with a break in the rain easing flooding in the system of caverns and more experts from around the world joining the mission.
In Song and Prayer, Thais Show Solidarity With Missing Boys
MAE SAI — It's a simple melody sung to the plucking of acoustic guitars by schoolchildren sitting around candles: "I beg the skies to show mercy and empathy/ My brothers are in Tham Luang Khun Nang Non/ Let them pass this danger, I beg."
Food, Notes Dropped into Cave as Prospects Dwindle
“If you receive this, please respond quickly,” the note read. “Tell us where you are on the map, everyone here will do their best to rescue you.”
Water Reaches Near Cave’s Entrance Where 13 Missing
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.
US, UK Teams Join Search for 13 Missing in Cave
CHIANG RAI — A U.S. military team and British cave experts have joined the rescue effort in northern Thailand for 12 boys and their soccer coach stranded for a fifth day inside a cave being flooded by near-constant rains.
Spirit of Mythical Princess Looms Over Thai Cave Crisis
CHIANG RAI — Along a muddy mountain path not far from the entrance to a flooded cave where 12 young members of a Thai soccer team have been missing for four days is a shrine to a mythical princess whose spirit is said to inhabit the caverns below.
Rescuers Battle Rising Waters in Flooded Cave
CHIANG RAI — Teams on a mission to rescue 13 young lives inside the northern Luang Nang Non cave are contending with near-continuous rainfall flooding the complex.
Missing Football Team Known For Adventures Together
The members of the Wild Boars are a team on and off the football field, traveling to competitions, cycling mountain roads and swimming in waterfalls together.
Flooding Complicates Cave Search for Missing Soccer Team
MAE SAI — Efforts to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach who have been missing inside a flooded cave in northern Thailand for three days hinge on pumping out water so that navy divers have headroom to operate, the first high-level Thai official to visit the site said Tuesday.
