Cave rescue: The dramatic mission to save boys in pictures
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Ambulances bring the rescued boys to a nearby hospital in northern Thailand
It was the good news the world had been waiting for: the first of the boys trapped in a cave in Thailand had been brought to safety.
The operation to save the children and their football coach from the flooded cave began on Sunday, with four members rescued and taken to hospital.
On Monday, the operation to free the remaining nine will resume.
Here are some pictures of the dramatic mission captivating Thailand and the world.
When the boys were brought out, they were immediately seen by a medical team
Ambulances were on standby at the site waiting for the boys to come out
Classmates of the boys cheered and prayed when their teacher announced the good news
Inside the cave, long stretches are fully flooded and the boys have to be guided to dive through the muddy water
Some of the boys can't swim but they have been taught basic diving skills over the past few days
The boys are trapped on a rock shelf and rescuers are racing against time as more rain will drive up water levels in the cave
Military medical officers remain on site as the rescue mission continues
The 12 boys and their football coach have been trapped in the flooded cave since 23 June
Hundreds of volunteers and spectators lined the roads on Sunday to see the ambulances bring the boys to safety
Once out, the boys were taken to a local hospital
On Sunday night, the rescue mission paused so that air tanks could be restocked
Many volunteers remain on site to provide whatever assistance they can for the operation
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