Children missing in Thai cave found.

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It appears the children and teacher have been found alive.
Has a miracle happened ?
I am so delighted and hope they will be ok after their horrific ordeal.
It's always nice to see good news as lately all the headlines are of something bad having happened.
Please forgive me if there is already a thread on this topic.

Breaking on sky news now - yes

Just breaking on Sky News now. Two boys out.

I think they are out of the flooded bit but still have a walk to the exit

No official announcement was been made, but police radio chatter said the two players are being brought to a waiting helicopter at Baan Chong football field

The first boy walked out at 5:40pm and the second at 5:50pm. Thai TV shows speeding ambulances with lots of police.

That seems remarkably quick if 2 have come out already!
There's no official news as of yet.

Metro reporting two out and taken to local hospital.

Official news now: two boys out!

From the Guardian liveblog:

“The first two members of the Thai football team have been rescued, a local rescue official told Reuters.

“Two kids are out. They are currently at the field hospital near the cave,” said Tossathep Boonthong, chief of Chiang Rai’s health department and part of the rescue team.

“We are giving them a physical examination. They have not been moved to Chiang Rai hospital yet,” Tossathep told Reuters.”

4th ambulance to go to the cave in a short space of time twitter.com/HelierCheung/status/1015927791882207234/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1015927791882207234&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flive%2F44755093

Taking the fittest out first .

Riveting to watch the rescue teams underground, such brave, unselfish people, restores your faith in human beings.

Apparently BBC reporting that weakest are coming out first .

4 sue out soon. At divers' base at present.

They’re moving them in there batches apparently. What wonderful news that the first few are out safely.

6 our now - wonderful news

They’re way ahead of schedule, too. It’s going much better than they’d envisioned.

Absolutely amazing. Can't believe how well they are doing. So much respect to these rescuers

So happy! Fingers crossed they'll all be out easily.

I hope those boys know the world is thinking of them.

They say it's taking 9 to 10 hours to get them out. Incredible. I hope they can get them to the World Cup. Wouldn't that be amazing.

One is needing urgent medical attention and is transferred to the local hospital, Maesai hospital and not to the Chiangrai General hospital 60KM away.

I'm relieved that the first lot are out. Hoping that the last 6 and the coach get out safely too. I've been thinking about this for days.

They're coming home, they're coming home - when the last us out millions will sigh with relief - my heart goes out to their parents as well - there but for ...

pesty I'd heard that 2 of the boys have been taken by helicopter .
Presumably because of their health .

Wonderful news, I’ll certainly be donating to the charities involved.

Hope hope hope that rain holds off from being too detrimental.

And hope the rescuers don't get too exhausted.