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Fighting time and high waters, divers prepare to rescue second group of boys from Thailand cave

MAE SAI, Thailand - With time running short and storm waters threatening to rise, a team of elite divers made preparations Monday to lead a second group of boys from the depths of a flooded cave where they and their soccer teammates have been trapped for two weeks.

Four boys were brought out of the cave Sunday, according to Thai navy SEALs, who were leading the rescue operation. The boys were transferred by helicopter and ambulance to a hospital where they are being treated, but officials did not disclose details of their condition. Eight others, plus their coach, remained in

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