Thai cave boys’ coach trapped again, this time by typhoon flooding

The soccer coach of 12 boys who were famously trapped in a cave in northern Thailand in 2018 became stuck again this week, this time forced to spend a night perched on a rooftop during flash floods in the country.

Ekkapol Chantawong told Agence France-Presse that Typhoon Yagi forced him, his family, his girlfriend and her aunt onto the roof of their home in the northern Thai district of Mae Sai on Tuesday. He said they had no time to escape the flash flooding.


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In recent months, researchers have said climate change has led to stronger tropical storms and wider swings between wet and dry weather. As temperatures grow warmer, the atmosphere is better able to hold moisture, which scientists say is favourable for tropical storms and can make typhoons more hazardous. Atmospheric warming has caused wider fluctuations in global rainfall, thereby increasing the chances of droughts and floods, research shows.

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