About 16 months after the spectacular rescue of twelve trapped boys and their trainer, parts of the Tham Luang Cave in Thailand have been reopened to visitors. More than 2,000 people were counted on Friday, said National Park Director Kawee Prasompong.
The reopening was celebrated with a Buddhist ceremony. Groups of 20 people each are admitted, but only in the entrance area and the first chamber of the cave.
A youth team of the local club Moo Pah ("Boars") was surprised on June 23, 2018 after training during a trip in one of the rear cave chambers during the monsoon of rising water masses and cut off from the outside world.
Only after 17 days could the last of the trapped be rescued. In the action, in which many divers from abroad were involved, one of the rescuers was killed. (Read a chronicle of events here).
People around the world were feverishly involved in the spectacular rescue. The venue became a tourist attraction. Around one million people had since traveled to the cave, but they were not allowed to enter.
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