Back on Sunday, the first four boys rescued asked from their hospital beds for a popular Thai basil stir-fry, but were told their digestive systems couldn't cope yet and they would have to stick to porridge.

Today the public health minister told reporters that the new arrivals had asked for bread with chocolate, and their request was granted.

We posted earlier about the psychological difficulties that the rescued children could face as they re-adjust to normal life and return to school, amid the glare of the world's media.

Parallels have been drawn with the 2010 rescue of 33 Chilean miners, who were trapped deep underground when a rockfall caused a tunnel to collapse at the San Jose mine in Copiapó.

The miners were underground for 69 days before they were pulled to safety one by one in a small capsule. For 17 of those 69 days, they were cut off from any form of communication and did not know if they would ever be found.

Their rescue was a celebrated event, shown live on television and later turned into a Hollywood film. But many of the 33 struggled to come to terms not only with the trauma of the experience but also their newfound fame.

Carlos Barrios told the BBC that he suffered a mental breakdown two years after the accident, which led to panic attacks, insomnia, and forgetfulness. Omar Reygadas, among the older and more experienced miners, said the experience had changed his personality.

"I used to be a very social person who loved to get together with my children and grandchildren for barbecues, but now I prefer to be alone," he told the BBC.

Image source, AFP

An 11th person has been stretchered out of the cave, Reuters reports. It appears that those rescued today are being kept for now in the vicinity of the cave complex - a different approach to previous days, when boys were swiftly helicoptered out to a hospital in nearby Chiang Rai as they emerged.

The US tech billionaire behind SpaceX and Tesla has mounted an impressive PR campaign: developing, testing, and transporting a mini-submarine to the cave system, from where he updated his social media accounts with news of his arrival.

With an established rescue tactic already in place that has so far worked well, the Thai authorities had no use for the submarine.

"Even though their equipment is technologically sophisticated, it doesn't fit with our mission to go in the cave," said rescue chief Narongsak Osotthanakorn.

The Thai Navy Seals, who are leading the rescue effort, have confirmed that a ninth boy was rescued and is out of the cave.

According to the Reuters news agency, 10 people are now out of the cave. Again, no official confirmation yet, but the third phase of the rescue operation appears to be moving quickly.

Several news agencies are reporting the rescue of a ninth person - the first of today's operation - citing police and Thai navy sources at the scene.

No official confirmation yet, but the Thai navy did not confirm rescues yesterday as they happened.

Eight boys are out and rescuers are hoping that the remaining four and their coach will be rescued from the cave complex today.

But experts warn that the children could face significant difficulties adjusting back to normal life after more than two weeks trapped underground.

Child psychiatrist Dr Andrea Danese discusses the challenges they may face.

There's a wave of support for the divers on their Facebook pages with hundreds wishing them good luck from around the globe.

Image source, facebook.com/mikko.paasi.3

It may look pretty on television, but here's a glimpse into the conditions that media outlets are working in at the scene.

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News of the rescue operation continues to dominate all discussion on Twitter in Thailand. Here are some of Tuesday's top hashtags on the site: Chiang Rai, external (More than 7,700 tweets), Thai Navy Seal, external (134,000 tweets), #ThaiCaveRescue, external and #ThailandCaveRescue, external.

Another top trend is this Thai hashtag, external, which translates as "Bring the Boar Team Home".

They have cooked hundreds of meals, given people free lifts to the cave site and tirelessly cleaned the clothes of rescue workers.

Our reporter Mohamed Madi has been meeting some of the unsung heroes working behind the scenes of the rescue operation.

Here's another look at the extraordinary moment when the boys were discovered by two British rescue divers on 2 July.

A diver can be heard saying: "How many of you? Thirteen? Brilliant."

One of the boys - 14-year-old Adul Sam-on - was able to speak English to the divers. He can be heard asking them what day it is. The AFP news agency has some interesting details about his story:

Born in Myanmar's self-governing Wa State, young Adul - who also speaks Thai, Burmese, and Chinese - has been at the [Ban Pa Moead] school since he was seven years old.

He left his family behind to get a better education in northern Thailand, but his parents still visit him at the Christian church where he's been taken in.

Wa State, a self-ruled region not recognised internationally - nor by Myanmar - is not allowed to legally issue passports

Fighting between ethnic rebels from United Wa State Army and Myanmar troops has historically driven thousands from the state seeking safety and greener pastures, including to nearby Thailand.

Adul is among more than 400,000 people who are registered as stateless in Thailand, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) - though some estimates put their numbers at 3.5 million.

Read more about the boys and their coach.

There's no time to waste in Hollywood, as the arrival of two American producers has proved.

Pure Flix, a US film company, has got its partner Michael Scott and co-producer Adam Smith in Tham Luang and they're already conducting pre-interviews for a possible movie project, according to news agency AAP.

Asked if their actions might be seen as insensitive, Mr Smith said: "There's going to be other production companies coming in so we have to act pretty quickly."

We're unable to confirm if a film is actually in the works but we'll find out soon enough.

The football coach who led his team into the cave has been the subject of controversy.

Some praise him for keeping the boys calm and taking care of them, others blame him for taking them in to the cave in the first place.

Ekapol Chantawong, 25, was born in Myanmar but now lives in the nearby border town of Mae Sai in Thailand.

According to a profile from BBC Thai his parents died when he was very young, and his grandmother in Myanmar is the only relative he has left.

He became a monk for a few years, as many men in Thailand do, before he decided to become a football coach, applying for a job with the Moo Pa (Wild Boar) team.

He still visits the temple daily and in the afternoons trains with the boys. In the evenings, he sometimes goes back to Myanmar to take care of his grandmother.

Image source, Facebook/Ekapol

One bit of news the boys will undoubtedly be thrilled to hear - they'll be exempt from exams next week.

The director of the Mae Sai Prasitsart school, attended by six of the group, also said that they would all receive counselling sessions.

The Moo Pa - or Wild Boars - football club have been doing what they do best while no doubt anxiously waiting for their teammates to be rescued.

Their captain was among those trapped in the cave complex.

Ivan Karadzic, one of the divers on the international rescue team, says he is filled with awe at how "incredibly strong" the boys are.

"I cannot understand how cool these small kids are."

One of the things the rescued boys having been asking for? Chocolate.

But for now, they might have to make do with food that's easy on the stomach. To be fair, chocolate does fall under that category.