Media staff leave the area around the entrance of the cave. - AP
MAE SAI (Thailand) (AP): The operation has begun to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach who will need to dive out of the flooded Thai cave where they have been trapped for more than two weeks, with officials saying Sunday (July 8) morning that “today is D-Day.”
Chiang Rai acting Gov Narongsak Osatanakorn said 13 foreign and five Thai divers were taking part in the rescue and two divers will accompany each boy as they are gradually extracted.
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