Race against time to rescue villagers trapped in flooded cave — as 5 are found alive
Five villagers trapped in a flooded cave in Laos have been found alive by rescue divers. Efforts are ongoing to extract them and locate two others who are still missing. The villagers had entered the cave to search for gold when heavy rains caused flooding.
- ▪Five villagers were rescued from a flooded cave in Xaisomboun, Laos.
- ▪Rescue teams are working against time to extract the survivors and find two missing individuals.
- ▪The villagers became trapped after heavy rains flooded the cave entrance.
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World News Race against time to rescue villagers trapped in flooded cave — as 5 are found alive By Chris Bradford Published May 27, 2026, 7:03 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Five villagers who vanished inside a flooded cave in Laos were found alive Wednesday by elite divers — but now crews are racing against time to rescue them, and find two others who remain missing. “We’ve found five people alive and all safe. There are still two people we are searching for,” the organization Rescue Volunteer for People said online. The five villagers were found in an underground cavern in the province of Xaisomboun — about 50 miles north of the capital Vientiane, CNN reported.
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