Rescuers race to save two people still trapped in cave in Laos
Summary
Rescuers in Laos are working to find two people trapped in a flooded cave after five others were rescued. Heavy rains and a broken pump have made the search harder, and teams from several countries are helping with the operation.Key Facts
- Seven people entered a cave in central Laos to look for minerals and got trapped by a flash flood.
- One person escaped to alert authorities, and five were rescued after being trapped for over a week.
- Heavy rain filled parts of the cave with water, stopping divers from going in until the water is pumped out.
- A pump used to remove water broke, complicating rescue efforts.
- Rescue teams include workers from Laos, Thailand, Finland, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia, France, and Australia.
- The five rescued men gave information about the cave’s deeper parts to help find the two missing people.
- Rescuers reached five chambers inside the cave, finding the survivors in the fifth chamber.
- Some rescued men had to be guided through flooded parts, while others could leave on their own when water levels dropped.
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