Messages, sketches and hashtags: Thai cave rescue dominates social media


An undated graphic illustration depicts thirteen boars surrounded by other animals, each representing boys and the expert teams involved in the rescue of the soccer team, in this social media illustration obtained by Reuters July 10, 2018. SISIDEA/via REUTERS

LONDON: Audiences around the world cheered the rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a cave in Thailand with messages of support as the saga generated suggestions of help, prayers and – finally – expressions of relief.

People turned to television, news sites and social media to keep up with the fate of the “Wild Boar” soccer team that went missing while exploring the cave in Chiang Rai in northern Thailand on June 23.

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