Global cooperation shines light in Thai heart of darkness
Discovery of 12 boys and their soccer coach deep in a mountain cave and the ongoing rescue operation show the good countries can do when they unite
The ordeal of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand near the border with Myanmar and Laos is far from over.
Their being found on a rock ledge deep within a mountain on Monday night by British and Thai divers, members of search and rescue teams from at least nine countries, was a great relief for relatives and a watching world after nine days of suspense; some called it a miracle.
The challenge now is to get them out safely and while a strategy is being formulated, to ensure they are properly fed and kept from the harm of anticipated further flooding.
How long that will take and what it will involve for now can only be guessed. An urgent rescue attempt forced by monsoon rains cannot be ruled out, but we can at least be assured that the international community is only too willing to work together.