Heavy rains threaten to delay search for 2 people missing in Laos cave
Summary
Heavy rains in Laos are making it harder to search for two people missing in a flooded cave. Five others trapped in the same cave were rescued after being trapped for over a week.Key Facts
- Seven villagers entered a cave in Laos last week to look for minerals and were trapped by a flash flood.
- One villager escaped and alerted rescue teams from Laos and Thailand.
- Five people were rescued from the cave’s fifth chamber and are now receiving hospital care.
- Heavy rains have filled part of the cave, delaying search efforts for the remaining two missing people.
- International divers from several countries, including Finland and Malaysia, joined the rescue team.
- Rescuers believe there might be a sixth chamber in the cave accessed through a narrow crack.
- The rescued men left the cave between Friday and Saturday as water levels dropped.
- Some rescuers helped in the 2018 cave rescue in northern Thailand, where 12 boys and their coach were saved.
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