Five people found alive after week trapped in flooded Laos cave
Five villagers have been found alive after being trapped for a week in a flooded cave in Laos. They were part of a group searching for gold and wildlife when heavy rains blocked their exit. Rescue efforts are ongoing for two other missing villagers.
- ▪Rescuers found five villagers alive inside a flooded cave after they were trapped for a week.
- ▪Two other villagers who were with them are still missing.
- ▪The group had entered the cave in search of gold deposits and wildlife when heavy rain blocked the entrance.
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Five people found alive after week trapped in flooded Laos cave Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePatrick JacksonReutersThe cave system, which extends deep underground, is also extremely narrow, with some chambers measuring only about 50cm (20in) wide, rescuers sayRescuers in Laos have found five villagers alive inside a flooded cave after they were trapped for a week following heavy rain and landslides.Two other villagers who were with them are missing, Lao and Thai rescue teams involved in the operation said.The seven were part of a group of villagers from the central province of Xaysomboun who had gone into the cave on Wednesday last week in search of gold deposits and wildlife, but could not get out as the cave's entrance was blocked.Footage shared by the rescuers showed cave…
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