BREAKING: Thai boys 'can walk but can't dive yet'
July 6, 2018 20H:32 GMT/UTC/ZULU TIME
by Wang Yang and Biodun Iginla, BBC News, Thailand
The 12 boys and their football coach trapped in waterlogged caves in Thailand will not be rescued overnight as they "cannot dive", officials say.
The boys have been trapped for nearly two weeks in a chamber in the cave.
They ventured in while the cave was dry but were caught out by a sudden deluge of rain, which flooded the system.
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