Rescuers free 4 men who had been trapped in a flooded Laos cave, search for 2 still missing
Pumps lowered the water enough for the men to crawl out on their own, while rescuers continue searching for two others, officials said.
- 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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Heavy rains in Laos complicate search for two trapped in flooded caveThe search for two villagers trapped in a flooded cave in Laos has been suspended due to heavy rains. Five of their comrades have already been rescued by international experts.
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For days gold hunters are trapped in a flooded cave, enclosed in frightening narrowness. Just as saviors want to break open, four of the men make it to the surface by their own strength. But the drama is not over.
Rescuers pull four villagers trapped in a flooded cave during ten days
Rescue workers in Laos have safely evacuated four villagers who had been trapped in a flooded cave for ten days, the day after another one was successfully extracted. Two men remain missing. Story by Jennie Shin.
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