Paul Auerbach

They will likely be dehydrated and suffer from acute malnutrition, which will combine to make them weak, so they will need to have a great deal of assistance for safety, they have lost muscle mass and may have body chemistry abnormalities. So the medical evaluation and treatment will undoubtedly include rehydration, either intravenously or orally. It's possible that some of them may have suffered infectious diarrhea.

Constant total darkness would cause disorientation to time of day and perhaps disrupt circadian rhythms that support restful sleep, it might also add to emotional distress.

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.