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

Thai rescue divers who participated in the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue have joined efforts to free seven people trapped for five days in a flooded remote cave in Xaysomboun province, central Laos, after heavy rain caused landslides blocking the entrance while the group was hunting wildlife and prospecting for gold. Rescuers have identified a likely above-water air pocket where the group is believed to be sheltering, though operations are delayed by narrow passageways, ongoing rain raising water levels, and sediment blockages.