Rescuers at work to save the stranded football team (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Tham Luang cave complex in Chiang Rai province of northernThailand, where 12 young footballers and their coach were trapped inside fromJune 23 before they were all safely brought out on July 10, will be turned intoa museum to showcase the rescue.
Head ofthe rescue operation Norongsak Osottanakorn revealed the information on July11, one day after the operation successfully completed.
Speakingat a press conference, Osottanakorn said the area will become a living museumto show how the operation unfolded. An interactive database will be set up andthe location will be another major attraction in Thailand, he added.
Thaiofficials said plans are in place to develop it into a tourist destination.
However,Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on July 10 extra precautions need tobe implemented both inside and outside the cave to safeguard tourists.
The 12 boys, who are members of the “WildBoars” football team, aged between 11 and 16 years, were exploring the cavewith their 25 year-old coach on June 23, when heavy seasonal rains flooded thecave's entrance, forcing the group to go further and further into the labyrinthof tunnels in search of higher ground.
They were found alive on July 2 after 10 days ofbeing trapped in the flooded cave complex.
A team of 90 divers, including 50 from foreigncountries, participated in the rescue efforts which ended successfully on July10, with all the members and their coach brought out safely from the cave.
However, a former navy SEAL, Saman Kunan, diedon July 6 while replenishing air tanks inside the cave.-VNA
