In June 2018, twelve boys from a youth football team and their assistant coach were trapped by rising water in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave system in northern Thailand. They were found alive by British divers after nine days, and an international rescue effort followed, with Thai Navy SEALs, cave divers from Britain, Australia and other countries, and thousands of volunteers. Rescuers pumped water out of the cave and then brought the boys out one by one, sedated and guided through flooded passages, over three days. A former Thai Navy diver, Saman Kunan, died during the preparations. The rescue received wide media attention worldwide, and later became the subject of films.
Before and after
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- 5 May 2018Launch of InSight
- 15 May 2018Construction of Crimean Bridge
- 12 June 20182018 North Korea–United States Singapore Summit
- 10 July 2018Tham Luang cave rescue
- 12 August 2018Launch of Parker Solar Probe
- 16 August 2018Death of Aretha Franklin
- 18 August 2018Death of Kofi Annan
- 20 August 2018Rise of Fridays for Future
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