UPDATE - 4 out of 12 boys trapped in Thailand cave rescued

Group of 12 boys and their trainer have been trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand for over two weeks

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By Gamze Turkoglu Oguz

ANKARA (AA) - Four out of 12 boys trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand were rescued on Sunday, local media reported.

"The boys separately emerged from Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Chiang Rai Province between 5.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. local time, each accompanied by rescue divers who brought them out in an extraction operation that began around 10 a.m," Kyodo news agency said in a report.

On June 23, a total of 12 boys aged 11-16 and their 25-year-old coach disappeared after they visited the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in the Chiang Rai province following a football training session.

Search-and-rescue teams found the missing group nine days after they were trapped in the cave due to heavy rainfall and rising waters.

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