Most children in peril around the world are in war zones or in societies that have abandoned them because there is no means to care for them.
There are private rescue orgs that help such children.
To rescue such children requires commitment and logistics over a time period that is more manageable.
This story of the children trapped deep inside a mountain under perilous conditions is on a more extreme timeline where every minute counts toward saving lives. The oxygen levels, food and potable water (2+ weeks trapped without resupply), no light or devices as batteries go dead.
Hard to imagine 2 weeks inside a mountain cave unable to see anything, miles from the entrance with no way to get out, not knowing how to swim (which is actually good because a swim could take going under water for more than a mile), not knowing if anyone knows where you are, not knowing if there is or ever will be a rescue.
Nightmare. And to think some of the kids are only 11 years old.
Obviously I’ve not been following the story. When a faint spark of curiosity about it wells up in my head, it’s always the same question: How did they find themselves in that situation in the first place. But it is so faint I’ve not bothered to find out. I’m more concerned about Trumps SCOTUS pick and the shenanigans in Europe.