on them before being transported to the hospital. if it follows the pattern from yesterday and day before, they are driven from the ambulance to the military helicopter. they land the helicopter south of where we are and brought the last bit to the hospital down the road to my left to the hospital just behind me where they will be brought inside for treatment. ivan talked about it. what has happened on the eighth floor of the building is an isolation unit set up for the boys earlier this week in preparation for this eventuality where the boys will be there. there is a concern that their immune systems have been weakened to the point to be susceptible to infection. they don t want to take chances. ivan talked about the parents being able to see the kids. we know the first four boys brought out on sunday, their parents were able to come here yesterday evening here in thailand and lay eyes on their children for the first time in well over two weeks. they could not touch them or hug
treated and reviewed at the field hospital at the mouth of the cave. we don t know anything yet about the condition of the ninth boy. now six hours after today s process has begun, we can report a ninth boy has emerged. dave and christine. what can you tell us about the boys treated medically? they are wearing eye masks because they have not seen natural sunlight in two weeks. a couple of boys have lung ailments. the condition overall, the boys are doing okay? reporter: yeah. that s what the health authorities have said. they gave a detailed briefing today saying all eight who with have been rescued sunday and monday are in pretty good physical shape and pretty good mental shape. yes, they were outfitted with bli blindfolds and later sunglasses because they have not seen
expert divers lead them to safety. then each child is rushed by ambulance and helicopter to this isolation unit at the hospital. some wheeled in behind shields of white umbrellas. officials say the most recent arrivals are in better condition than the four rescued sunday, adding they are doing well. they said they were hungry and asked for minced pork and fried rice, the mission commander said. relatives are glued to the news coverage. watching the missions unfold in hopes that their boy is among the saved. still, once reunited they will not be able to hug their children for days. doctors say there is a risk of infection so loved ones will have to stay at least 6 1/2 feet away. the last four teammates and their coach remain inside and are expected to arrive at the hospital tuesday if all goes well. the coach s aunt tells cnn the kids are in good hands. the children s mother trust him
dear life as he was washed some nine miles out to sea. you can see the rescue boat there. finally spotted and rescued sunday, two days after that tsunami. unfortunately, his wife was swept away. and i want you to watch something else with me. you see that car and see any movement in the back through the windows there. got to look really closely. it s a hand moving. people as far as a rooftop actually spotted this moving hand and yelled for the nearby rescue team who pulled out this elderly woman. she says her car was carried away by the tsunami. it was covered in mud and debris. she and two friends were trapped inside that car for more than 20 hours. imagine that. rescue teams are now spending their days and hours paddling down streets, going from home to home, just to try to find survivors.
some can t swim. but they must move through passageways full of murky water. the visibility near zero. above ground, the first signs of another success. an ambulance racing down through these green hills. boy number seven with his police escort driven now to a helicopter back down to that hospital. one by one, they passed us along the winding road. the boys airlifted to receive medical care. we ve helped another four kids today, the operation chief announcing. at this hospital, an entire floor dedicated to thailand s most famous soccer team. the latest four in better condition than those rescued sunday. they re hungry, but recovering. asking to eat basil fried rice. and there are still concerns tonight about their health. isolated under doctors orders until contagious disease is ruled out. eight boys are now safe. their four friends and coach must wait to see what tomorrow brings. back in the mountains, the