Briton survives cave flood tragedy

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A British man, a 10-year-old German boy and four Swiss citizens, along with their local guides, were swept away while they were exploring a cave at a southern Thai national park, said police Lt Col Pichan Kanayasiri.

The group had been trekking through the Khao Sok national park in Surathani province when a heavy rainfall caused flash floods that sent water surging through the cave, which was near a waterfall, Pichan said.

"The tourists were inside the cave and didn't know what was happening outside," Pichan said. "They were trapped inside the cave."

The British survivor, Helena Carroll, told Thai television station TITV that she was shouting, "`Help me! Help me!` all night. Then I saw a light".

Carroll was shown, in tears, leaving the national park by boat with her rescuers. She praised them as "good men".

She survived by clinging to the ceiling of the cave and was found after a long search, Pichan said.

The province's governor, Winai Phopradit, said he had ordered the national park to close during the current rainy season.

"We have signs both in English and Thai warning tourists not to go into the cave during heavy rains," he said.

A Belgian tourist was killed by a flash flood in the same cave several years ago.