'It reminds me of miracles': fascination endures one year after Thai cave rescue

Twelve months after the dramatic mission to rescue 12 boys and their coach gripped the world, the once-sleepy part of northern Thailand is transforming

It had been 18 days of nail-biting suspense, rain, mud, prayers, water pumps, dashed hopes and disgraced tech billionaires. But on 10 July 2018, the watching world got its happy ending: the final member of the young Wild Boars football team trapped in Tham Luang cave in northern Thailand was rescued from the narrow, flooded passages and carried to safety.

A year may have passed since the dramatic rescue mission to save the boys and their coach came to an end but for those living in the surrounding areas to Tham Luang, the afterglow of an event that made headlines around the world still lingers.

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