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Rescuers race to free seven people trapped in flooded Laos cave
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Rescuers race to free seven people trapped in flooded Laos cave

BBC World · May 26, 2026, 1:48 AM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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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.

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ABC Australia Thai cave rescuers work to free seven people trapped in flooded Laos cave The Guardian Thai rescuers join effort to free seven people trapped in Laos cave DW English Laos: Rescuers race to reach 7 trapped in flooded cave

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