Thailand cave rescue begins as four of 12 boys freed in day of drama

Eight remain trapped in cave in Mae Sai, with rescue operation to resume on Monday

Four boys from a group of 12 children trapped in a cave in northern Thailand have been freed in a dramatic eight-hour operation to be repeated on Monday.

The first two boys emerged from the cave wearing full-face scuba masks just after 5.30pm local time (11.30 BST) on Sunday, and were embraced by the divers who led them out, said Narongsak Osatanakorn, the head of the joint command centre coordinating the operation.

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