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Search continues for 7 villagers trapped in a flooded cave in Laos

Cave divers are squeezing through narrow, flooded corridors in a delicate operation to reach seven villagers trapped underground in a cave in Laos for nearly a week.

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What happened

According to ABC7 Bay Area’s source item, Search continues for 7 villagers trapped in a flooded cave in Laos, Cave divers are squeezing through narrow, flooded corridors in a delicate operation to reach seven villagers trapped underground in a cave in Laos for nearly a week.

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Primary source: Search continues for 7 villagers trapped in a flooded cave in Laos via ABC7 Bay Area. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.

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