TOP -“Rescuers decided to go ahead with the hazardous operation on Sunday because of fears of rising waters.”
They are trying to get them out through the front. So far 4-6 have been rescued.
From USAToday:
“If rescuers know where the boys are, can’t a drill be used to open a hole from above and hoist the boys out?
The spot where the boys and their coach are is about a half-mile down, through mostly solid rock. The mountain terrain above the cave is heavy jungle, with few access roads.
Forrest Wilson, the chief diving officer for the National Cave Rescue Commission and who has 50 years of cave diving experience, including several rescues, said drilling into the cave from above is not impossible. But the maps of the cave are not accurate enough to get a good fix on exactly where to drill.
“It will take a long time to drill through a half a kilometer of cave,” Wilson said. “I don’t think there’s time”
IMHO, They should have started to go this way! Anyways, even though they didn’t, they should have started to do it as a back up plan. Right now, the way out through the entrance is optimal, but if conditions change – they need a back-up plan!