6 Germans, guide die in flash floods
From Times Wire Reports
Six German tourists and a Thai tour guide died when they were swept away by flash floods while exploring a cave at a national park in southern Thailand, police said.
The group was trekking through the Khao Sok national park in Surat Thani province when a heavy rainfall caused flash floods that sent water surging through the cave, said police Lt. Col. Pichan Kanayasiri.
A German man and a Thai man were still believed missing, he said.
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