Rescuers face heavy rains, equipment failures in search for two people trapped in central Laos cave by flash floods.
Divers in Laos have rescued four more villagers trapped in a flooded cave. The first survivor was pulled out on Friday.
Divers in Laos have rescued the first of five villagers trapped in a flooded cave for more than a week.
The bedraggled man was led to safety by rescuers after nine days stranded in the cavern
Five of the seven villagers trapped deep in a flooded cave in Laos were found alive on Wednesday afternoon, Thai divers said, in a mission that included some of the same expert cave divers who saved a Thai youth football team in 2018. Around 4.30pm, a Thai-led rescue team broke through to an area where they found five of the missing villagers perched on a muddy ledge, after diving for four days through treacherous, narrow flooded passages seeking a way into the cave complex. Two other Laotians...
The search is continuing for a further two villagers who are still missing, rescuers say.
The desperate search for seven villagers in Laos prospecting for gold who became trapped deep inside a flooded cave entered a sixth day on Monday, with the incident highlighting how surging prices have sparked a rush for the precious metal despite risks in unstable hillside mines. Thai cave rescue teams have joined the mission at the cave in central Xaysomboun province, posting harrowing images on social media of the conditions, which include crawling through a flooded, narrow tunnel leading to...