Rescuers race to free seven people trapped in flooded Laos cave
A team of experts who helped free a teen football team from a Thai cave in 2018 are among the rescuers.
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A team of experts who helped free a teen football team from a Thai cave in 2018 are among the rescuers.
Rescuers are racing to reach seven people who have been trapped in a cave in central Laos since last week.
Divers who helped in the dramatic rescue of a young Thai football team in 2018 have joined efforts to free seven people trapped in a flooded cave in central Laos.
Rescuers are trying to reach and free seven people trapped inside a cave in central Laos after heavy rain flooded the exit.
Rescuers are racing against time to free seven people who have been trapped for nearly a week in a flooded cave in Laos.
Rescuers are racing to reach seven people trapped in a cave in central Laos after heavy rain triggered flash flooding that blocked the exit.
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