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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rebecca Ratcliffe and Navaon Siradapuvadol

Thai rescuers join effort to free seven people trapped in Laos cave

People wearing helmets and torches at an entrance to a cave
Rescuers at an entrance to the cave in Xaysomboun province. Photograph: Metta Tham Rescue/AP

Divers who helped in the dramatic rescue of a young Thai football team in 2018 have joined efforts to free seven people who have been trapped for five days inside a remote, flooded cave in central Laos.

The group entered the cave in Xaysomboun province on Wednesday to hunt for wildlife and search for gold, reports suggest. Heavy rain led to landslides, which blocked the cave entrance.

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