Progress reported in search for missing Thai teens

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Progress has been made in the search for 12 missing boys and their football coach who have been trapped in Thailand's Tham Luang cave. Local officials said search teams have located two shafts from which they could investigate the caverns.

According to CGTN correspondent Martin Lowe who is at the scene in the north of the country, water has started to recede from the flooded cave, days after heavy rains and flood slowed rescue operations.

International teams from the US, Australia, China and other countries have brought their expertise and equipment. Thai soldiers and rescuers even conducted a rehearsal on how to evacuate the injured to ensure they will be taken to hospital as quickly as possible.

Thai rescue workers practice medical drills using a helicopter in the Mae Sai district, Thailand, on June 30, 2018, as rescue operations continue for a missing children's football team and their coach lost in Tham Luang cave. /VCG Photo

The 12 schoolboys and their soccer coach have been missing since they entered the Tham Luang cave a week ago. It is one of Thailand's longest and toughest caves to navigate.

Screenshot of CGTN correspondent at the search scene /CGTN Photo