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Eleventh boy rescued from the Thai cave; one boy and coach remaining

So far 11 of the 12 trapped young footballers have been rescued form the Thai cave. Officials say they are in good health. [AFP]

Three more people were rescued from a flooded Thai cave on Tuesday, officials said, bringing to 11 the number saved and raising hopes all members of the young football team who became trapped 18 days ago would survive.

Two more were still inside the cave but authorities were confident of getting them out by Tuesday evening through a claustrophobic network of tunnels that in some places were completely filled with water.

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