Rescuers free 4 men who had been trapped in a flooded Laos cave, search for 2 still missing
- Thai rescuers pulled four people from a flooded cave in Laos on Saturday, ending a multi-day ordeal for the group trapped underground.
- Seven Lao nationals entered caves in Xaisomboun on May 20 to prospect for gold, but heavy rain flooded the tunnels and landslides sealed the entrance, trapping them for 10 days.
- Australian diver Josh Richards assisted in the rescue, describing tight passages as "grinding your face through mud and water." Rescuers located five men alive on Wednesday in a narrow shaft around 300 metres from the cave mouth.
- One villager was freed on Friday evening, while the final four emerged yesterday to Shouts of jubilation, with medical staff treating the group after their days-long ordeal.
- The major Rescue operation continues in central Xaisomboun as teams search for the remaining two individuals still missing since the flooding began.
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Four more miners are rescued after week trapped in flooded Laos cave
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Heavy rains threaten search for two missing in Laos cave
Bangkok: Heavy rains are threatening to delay the search for two people still missing in a flooded cave in Laos, after five others were rescued following more than a week underground.Finnish diver Mikko Paasi, among the first international rescuers at the site, said rising water levels have flooded the cave up to the second chamber, preventing divers from entering until pumps reduce the water.The seven villagers had entered the cave last week in…
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