(CNN) The threat of more rain is increasing pressure on rescuers in northern Thailand to find a way to get 12 boys and their coach safely out of the flooded Tham Luang Nang Non cave complex. Seven Thai Navy SEAL divers, including a doctor and nurse, spent Tuesday night huddled in the dark with members of the Wild Boar soccer team, who have been trapped inside the cave since June 23. The soccer team was found deep within the cave on Monday night, and Thai authorities say while they want to get them out as soon as possible, they'll only attempt to move them when it's clear they're strong enough to leave. Now that they've been located are they safe? Not yet. The boys and their coach appear to have sustained only light injuries such as skin rashes, according to Thai Navy SEALs. Kamolroj Ekwattanakij, a communication officer with the Thai Navy SEALs, told CNN that divers also brought the weakened boys food, mainly grilled pork, sticky rice and milk. Read More<doc-sep>A journalist on the ground says rescuers are racing against time to try and get a Thai football team out of the cave they have been trapped in for nearly two weeks. The 12 teenage boys and their coach are facing up to four months waiting for rescue in the cave if the flood waters do not recede enough for them to get out. But Asia correspondent Jonathan Miller told The AM Show the weather is going to play a major part in the rescue. Its forecast to rain in Thailand on Wednesday (local time) and the monsoon season is on its way - bringing weeks of heavy rain. "There will be torrential through flow right into that cavern system and it will be impossible to get out like that," Mr Miller said. According to Mr Miller the next 48 hours are critical. If the boys can't get out by then, rescue teams will be forced to leave them there. Rescuers would put in a platform and send divers back and forth the whole time to keep them supplied with food and batteries. The BBC reports two Thai navy doctors have volunteered to stay with the boys until the waters recede. Newshub.<doc-sep>An ambulance leaves the Tham Luang cave area after divers evacuated some of the 12 boys and their coach trapped at the cave in Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in the Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province on July 8, 2018. - Elite divers on July 8 began the extremely dangerous operation to extract 12 boys and their football coach who have been trapped in a flooded cave complex in northern Thailand for more than two weeks, as looming monsoon rains threatened the rescue effort. (Photo by LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) / (Photo credit should read LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP/Getty Images) 12 boys and their coach all out of Thai cave Some of the boys who were trapped in a cave in Northern Thailand outside a hospital in Chiang Rai after being discharged. CHIANG RAI, THAILAND - JULY 18: Twelve boys and their coach from the "Wild Boars" soccer team arrive for a press conference for the first time since they were rescued from a cave in northern Thailand last week, on July 18, 2018 in Chiang Rai, Thailand. The 12 boys, aged 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach were discharged early from Chiang Rai Prachanukroh hospital after a speedy recovery and thanked those involved in their rescue. (Photo by Linh Pham/Getty Images) (CNN) — The initial relief that greeted the dramatic discovery of the trapped Thai soccer team has given way to questions over why the boys are still inside the flooded cave network and not on their way to the surface and their waiting families. Part of the concern about attempting to bring the boys out of the cramped, pitch-black chamber where they have spent the better part of nine days is that they are around two kilometers (1.2 miles) inside the cave, and nearly a kilometer below the surface, according to rescuers. The boys, who were found alive by British divers in the early hours of Monday morning, are now being tended to by seven Thai Navy Seals, including a doctor and nurse, Thai Navy Seal Chief Rear Adm. Aphakorn Yoo-kongkaew told reporters at a news conference late Tuesday. “Now we have given food to the boys, starting with food that is easy to digest and provides high energy,” he said. “We have taken care of those boys following the doctor’s recommendation. So do not worry, we will take care of them with our best. We will bring all of them with safety. We are now planning how to do so.” The children were being given access to telephone lines to be able to reach their families, but the focus, said Yoo-kongkaew, was on building their strength so they can attempt the journey out. “We don’t have to rush. We are trying to take care of them and make them strong. Then the boys will come out to see you guys,” he said. However, options for the rescuers working in and around the Tham Luang Nang Non cave system in northern Thailand are limited. The area in which the group remains stranded is accessible only via a narrow, flooded channel, and attempts to pump water from the cave, or find a natural opening in the roof of the chamber, have so far been unsuccessful. How long can they wait? Capt. Akanand Surawan, a commander with the Royal Thai Navy, said authorities would now supply the group with four months’ worth of food and begin teaching the boys how to scuba dive. Surawan’s reference to four months has been interpreted as a potential sign that authorities are considering waiting until after the rainy season ends in October to begin the rescue operation. But with heavy rain expected to continue in the coming days, rising water levels could force rescuers to act sooner rather than later. “We believe that there is only a short break in the monsoon and all feasible options for the rescue of the boys are being considered,” British Cave Rescue Council Vice Chairman Bill Whitehouse said in a statement. Linh Pham/Getty Images Rescue workers attend to a pump being used to extract water from the cave network. “Although water levels have dropped, the diving conditions remain difficult and any attempt to dive the boys and their coach out will not be taken lightly because there are significant technical challenges and risks to consider,” said Whitehouse. Diving is considered among the least preferable escape methods, with experts cautioning that any attempt to traverse the narrow passageways will be fraught with difficulties and potential complications, especially if the children can’t swim. Linh Pham/Getty Images AsiaPac/Getty Images Scuba tanks are delivered to the site to aid rescue efforts. “Worst-case scenario is they have to dive them out,” Pat Moret, a rescue consultant, told CNN on Monday. “It won’t be anything like diving that most people recognize. It will be diving in what is effectively muddy water, possibly fast-flowing, with no sense of direction,” Moret said. “You can’t tell what’s up, down, sideways.” The emotional toil of any rescue attempt would also need to be considered, said Paul Auerbach, professor of emergency medicine at Stanford University. “This is going to be a complicated rescue. It’s manageable, but they have to be sure that these kids are physically capable of it and emotionally capable of it as well,” said Auerbach. “They’ll be assessed for hydration status, adequate fuel supply, adequate food so that their glucose level is adequate, and then no doubt they’ll do practice dives,” he added. LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Families have been holding vigils outside the entrance of the cave since the boys went missing. Battling the rains The boys, who are between 11 and 16 and are members of the Wild Boars soccer team, had been exploring the cave network with their soccer coach on June 23, when heavy seasonal rains flooded the cave’s entrance, forcing the group further and further into the labyrinth of tunnels in search of high ground. Their sudden disappearance sparked a desperate nine-day race against time as hundreds of volunteers and specialist international search teams battled against the heavy rains to locate the missing group. On Monday, Narongsak Osottanakorn, governor of Chiang Rai, the region where the caves are located, told reporters that the mission is “not done yet” and medical experts need to enter the cave to assess the boys before any further action is taken. The Royal Thai Navy’s Surawan said additional divers will accompany the doctor and nurse. Rescuers will also pump air into the cave to improve conditions. Rescue teams have been trying to drain the underground tunnels for several days, and at one point were removing an estimated 1.6 million liters of water an hour. However, continuous rains have frustrated attempts to clear the passageways, with the water remaining at a steady level. Linh Pham/Getty Images AsiaPac/Getty Images Relatives of the stranded children and their coach gather at Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park to hear updated news on the rescuse efforts on Tuesday morning. A final rescue option could see the boys lifted through the roof of the cave chamber to safety, either through a natural opening or a drilled entry point. During an attempted rescue mission last week, trekkers found a hidden opening deep in the jungle, giving them another way to enter the cave system. The natural chimney was at least 1.5 meters in diameter and at least 22 meters (72 feet) deep. Though the opening did not connect to the area where the boys were discovered, now that the exact location is known, rescue efforts can focus on finding other, potentially hidden openings. Kocha Olarn/CNN Local volunteers join members of the Thai SEAL team at the entrance to the cave network. “Back here in the UK, there is an assessment of electronic equipment that may be suitable to pinpoint the underground location of the boys and coach with a greater degree of accuracy than the published surveys,” said Whitehouse. “They (the group) are also located in a relatively small space and this would make any potential drilling attempt as a means of rescue very difficult,” added Whitehouse.<doc-sep>
MAE SAI, Thailand -- On Tuesday, ABC News confirmed that all 12 boys and their coach had been rescued after an international team of rescuers worked diligently to extricate the youth soccer team trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand.The operation to rescue the boys, ages 11-16, and their 25-year-old coach by having them dive out of the flooded cave began Sunday morning, with expert divers entering the sprawling complex for the complicated and dangerous mission.After emerging from the cave, they were taken in an ambulance to be evacuated from the cave site via helicopter. Upon landing at nearby Old Airport, the boys were taken via ambulance to Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital, a hospital official told ABC News.Staff members have shrouded the hospital's entrance with fabric to shield the young patients from the public eye. An entire floor of the 14-story hospital has been reserved for treating the soccer team, according to local media reports.At the hospital, the team is being checked for airborne lung infections and bacterial infections that they could have developed after being in a damp cave environment for an extended period of time. Doctors will also evaluate the boys' mental and emotional states to determine whether or not they need to be treated for post-traumatic stress disorder.In addition to treatment areas, the hospital will also provide reunion rooms for the young boys and their families. Precautions are being taken to keep the boys from spreading infections they might have developed. "They will be kept away from their parents for a while because we are concerned about infections," Chiang Rai provincial Gov. Narongsak Osatanakorn said at a news conference about the boys who were rescued on Sunday.The parents will not be allowed to hug or touch the boys until blood tests come back in about two days, officials said Tuesday. They will be able to see them "at a distance through glass. "So far, two boys have confirmed lung infections.