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Thai soccer boys cave rescue planned
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Twelve boys and their football coach trapped in a Thai cave are safe. They were missing for nine days. No one knew if they were safe. The boys and their coach went missing on June 23. The cave was dry when they went in. Heavy rain blocked the exit to the cave. The cave flooded and trapped the boys and their coach.
The team could be in the cave for four months, until the water goes down. The boys could learn to dive, but they can't swim. Rescuers will take food and medicine to them. They will put power and telephones in the cave. Rescuers said the boys were very hungry. A mother said: "I'm so happy I can't put it into words."
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Thai Cave Rescue - Level 1
The twelve boys and their football coach trapped in a Thai cave are alive. They were missing for nine days. The search for the group has been 24-hour news. No one knew if they were still alive. The boys, aged between 11 and 16, and their 25-year-old coach went missing on 23 June. They went into the cave when it was dry. There was heavy rain, which blocked the exit to the cave. The rain flooded it and trapped the boys and their coach.
The bad news is the team could be trapped for four months. Rescuers have to wait for the water to go down. The boys could learn to dive, but none of them can swim. Rescuers say they will take food and medicine to the boys. They are trying to put power and telephones in the cave. Two rescuers said the boys were happy, but very hungry. A mother of one of the boys saw a video of them and said: "I'm so happy I can't put it into words."
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Thai Cave Rescue - Level 2
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There is good news. The twelve boys and their football coach trapped in a Thai cave are alive. The group has been missing for nine days. Thailand has been praying for them since June 23. The search for the group has been 24-hour news. It was unclear whether or not they were still alive. The boys, aged between 11 and 16, and their 25-year-old coach went missing on 23 June. They went into the cave in northern Thailand when it was dry, but there was suddenly heavy rain. This blocked the exit to the cave. The rain flooded it and the boys and their coach were trapped.
The bad news is the team could be trapped for months. Rescuers have to wait until the water goes down before the team can get out. Another possibility is for the boys to learn to dive. However, none of the boys can swim. Rescuers say they will take food and medicine to the boys for the next four months. They are now trying to put power and telephones in the cave. Two British rescuers said the boys were happy, but very, very hungry. A mother of one of the boys saw a video of them and described her happiness. She said: "I'm so happy I can't put it into words."
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Thai Cave Rescue - Level 3
There is good news about the twelve boys and their football coach who are trapped in a Thai cave. They are alive and well. The group was missing for nine days, but was found by rescuers yesterday. Thailand has been praying for them to be found since they went missing on June 23. The search for the group was 24-hour news in Thailand. It was unclear where they were or whether or not they were still alive. The boys, aged between 11 and 16, and their 25-year-old coach went missing. They went into the cave in northern Thailand when it was dry, but there was suddenly heavy rain. This blocked the exit to the cave. The rain flooded it and the boys and their coach were trapped.
The bad news is that the soccer team could be trapped in the cave for months. Rescuers have to wait until the water recedes (goes down) before the team can get out. Another possibility is for the boys to learn to dive. If they do that, they can get out sooner. However, none of the boys can swim. Rescuers say they may have to take food, medicine and supplies to the boys for the next four months. They are currently trying to put power and telephone lines in the cave. Two British rescue divers who found the boys said they were all happy, but very, very hungry. The rescuers took a video of them. A mother of one of the boys described her happiness. She said: "I'm so happy I can't put it into words."
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