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The cave complex in northern Thailand where 12 boys and their football coach were trapped for more than two weeks is set to be turned into a museum.

Rescue officials said the museum would showcase how the operation unfolded, predicting it would be a "major attraction" for Thailand.

At least two companies are also looking to make a film telling the story of the rescue.

All 12 boys and their soccer coach have been rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand, the Thai navy SEALs said Tuesday, ending an 18-day ordeal that riveted people around the world.

CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) - The first eight boys rescued from a Thai cave complex are in good health overall and some asked for chocolate bread for breakfast, officials said on Tuesday as rescuers began a third and more challenging final mission to free the remaining five.

The mission to free 12 boys and their football coach from the Tham Luang Nang Non cave site in northern Thailand is underway.

Thirteen foreign divers and five Thai Navy SEALs entered the cave at 10:00am (1:00pm AEST) on Sunday as dark monsoon rainclouds loomed over the mountains.

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, with some of the rescuers reaching the area where the team is sheltering.

The youth soccer coach trapped in a partially flooded cave in northern Thailand with 12 members of his team apologized to their parents in the first letters they have sent out through divers, with the boys saying they're doing well and missing their families.

Mirror - A former Navy Seal working to rescue a dozen boys and their coach trapped in a cave in Thailand has died from a lack of oxygen, authorities have said.

Saman Kunan, a former member of Thailand's elite navy SEAL unit who was part of the rescue team in Chiang Rai, died around 1am on Friday morning.

Chiang Rai, Thailand (CNN)The initial relief that greeted the dramatic discovery of the trapped Thai soccer team has given way to concern, as rescuers begin the difficult task of attempting to free the 12 boys and their coach from deep inside the flooded cave network.

The European Court of Human Rights in a judgment on Thursday said Romania and Lithuania had violated the European prohibition on torture, and ordered them to pay 100,000 euros in damages each to two terrorism suspects who were detained and tortured in CIA jails in the countries.

A few hours after Greece's Olympic shooting champion Anna Korakaki won the gold medal in the 10-meter air pistol competition at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol 2018, held in Fort Benning, in the United States, she spoke to Kathimerini about her achievement and in setting a world record.