Thailand cave rescue: Eight evacuated, five more waiting to be brought out

According to latest reports, the rescued boys who were trapped inside the cave in northern Thailand for over two weeks were undergoing treatment in hospital after making the perilous journey from the dark bottom of earth to the surface and light.

'Today is 10 July 2018. It will be longer than previous ones. We will celebrate together finally. Hooyah!' posted Royal Thai Navy Seal, engaged in the rescue operation, on their Facebook.

Ivan Karadzic, one of the divers on the international rescue team, told BBC that 'he is filled with awe at how incredibly strong the boys are.'

"I cannot understand how cool these small kids are," he was quoted by BBC in a footage from Royal Thai Navy.

The boys rescued from the cave in Thailand Monday were wearing full face diving masks while they were carried out of the cave to the make shift hospital nearby, an eyewitness who is part of the rescue operations stationed at the entrance of the cave told media.

"One of the major concerns is oxygen right now. They've been in an area where oxygen levels are low," Dr. Darria Long Gillespie of the University of Tennessee School of Medicine told CNN.

The boys are members of the Wild Boar football team in Thailand.

They went missing since June 23 when heavy rains caused flooding in the caves, trapping them inside.

Divers found them alive last week.

The features inside of the cave are making the rescue operation tough as it involves both diving and climbing by rescue workers.

The team had ventured inside the attraction while it was dry, but a heavy rainfall later inundated the area, making it difficult for the team to return back.

Following days of anxious waiting and searching, the team was found alive by British divers, more than a week later.

Image; Thai Navy Seal