Rescuers work to drain flooded Laos cave to free 5 villagers and search for 2 still missing
Summary
Rescuers are working to drain water from a flooded cave in central Laos to free five villagers trapped inside for over a week. Rescue teams are also searching for two more people who remain missing after the cave flooded following heavy rain.Key Facts
- Five villagers trapped in a flooded cave in Xaisomboun province, Laos have been found but not yet rescued.
- The villagers went into the cave around May 19 or 20 to look for valuable minerals, possibly gold.
- Heavy rain caused flooding that blocked their exit from the cave.
- Rescue teams from Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, and France are involved.
- Some divers previously helped rescue children trapped in a Thai cave in 2018.
- The five trapped men are in good health but exhausted and have received food and water.
- Efforts to pump water out of the cave are ongoing to help free the trapped villagers.
- Two other villagers remain missing, and the search for them continues.
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