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Rescuers in Laos have found five villagers alive inside a flooded cave after they were trapped for a week.

Five People Stuck in Flooded Laos Cave Are Found Alive

The five men, stranded while looking for gold, were found alive after a week in a narrow, muddy chamber. Two people remain missing.

By Isabella Kwai and Muktita Suhartono

Five villagers found alive in Laos cave as search continues for two missing

Video appears to show divers discovering group sitting on a rock surrounded by flood water, as search efforts continue for the missing Five villagers stuck in a flooded cave in central Laos for more than a week have been found alive, rescuers said on Wednesday, but two others are missing. The villagers entered the cave in Xaisomboun province on 19 May, but heavy rain triggered flash flooding that blocked the exit and trapped seven people, according to Lao and Thai rescue teams involved in the...

By Associated Press in Bangkok

Rescue teams find five of seven trapped in Laos cave

Seven Lao ​nationals entered the cave in Xaisomboun province last week before a landslide blocked their ⁠exit.

Rescue divers find at least five people trapped in cave in Laos - CNN

Rescue divers find at least five people trapped in cave in Laos  CNN

Three days under rubble: cat injured in Russian attack rescued in Kyiv – video

A cat has been rescued near the Lukianivka district in the city of Kyiv after spending three days trapped under rubble following a Russian large-scale attack on the night of 23-24 May. The injured animal has been handed over to veterinarians.

By Anna Kovalenko

5 people found alive after a week trapped in a cave in central Laos

Five villagers stuck in a flooded cave in central Laos for more than a week were found alive, rescuers said Wednesday, but two others are missing.

5 of 7 villagers trapped in flooded Laos cave found alive

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 Laotian...

By Aidan Jones

Laos: 5 people stuck in cave for a week found alive

Two of the seven people who became trapped in a flooded cave a week ago are still missing.

5 people trapped in Laos cave found alive, 2 still missing

Five of seven people trapped in a flooded cave for a week in Laos were found alive on Wednesday, Laotian and Thai rescuers said. Seven Laotian villagers entered the cave in central Xaysomboun province on May 20. They were searching for gold but instead got trapped after heavy rain triggered flash flooding, blocking their exit.

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5 of 7 people trapped in flooded Laos cave for more than a week found alive

Diver says ‘racing against time’ to rescue 7 trapped in Laos cave - The Straits Times

Diver says ‘racing against time’ to rescue 7 trapped in Laos cave  The Straits Times

'Race against time' to rescue seven trapped in Laos cave

Rescuers were "racing against time" to extract seven people trapped in a flooded cave for a week in Laos, a specialist diver involved in the operation said.

5 of 7 people trapped in Laos cave found alive: Rescuers

Laotian and Thai rescuers are still searching for the other two.

Diver says 'racing against time' to rescue seven trapped in Laos cave

Seven people have been in the cave since 20 May.

5 of 7 people trapped in Laos cave found alive

Five of the seven people trapped in a flooded cave for a week in Laos were found alive on Wednesday afternoon, Lao and Thai rescuers said.

How Divers Found 5 Men Trapped in Flooded Laos Cave for a Week

A mission to rescue seven would-be gold miners who spent a week trapped in a flooded cave in Laos has so far resulted in five people being found alive. "I’m still shaking," Laos’ Rescue Volunteer...

By Natalie Finn

Five villagers found alive in flooded Laos cave – Finnish diver Mikko Paasi aids operation

Five of seven villagers trapped inside a flooded cave in central Laos were found alive on Wednesday after a week underground, rescue teams said, as Finnish diver Mikko Paasi took part in an operation through narrow tunnels filled with mud and floodwater. The men entered the cave in Xaysomboun province around 20 May during a trip linked to gold prospecting, according to Lao and Thai rescue groups. Heavy rain triggered landslides and flash flooding that sealed the exit and filled parts of the...