Lesson #66

Thai boys safe after daring underwater rescue ends their 18-day cave ordeal

Twelve boys and their 25-year-old soccer coach were rescued from a cave in northern Thailand after floodwaters stranded them on a ledge for 18 days. The group was trapped in a cave after monsoon rains flooded the passageways. After 10 days stranded with no food or water, a team of rescue divers found them"”and the search for an escape route began. In the end, the boys were evacuated by teams of expert divers who helped them navigate the dark and treacherous cave system with scuba gear. On today's episode, learn the English phrase "fill up."