Rescuers seek alternative route to search for remaining 2 people stranded in a flooded Laos cave
Summary
Rescue teams in Laos are searching for a new way into a flooded cave where two people have been trapped for almost two weeks after heavy rain flooded the main entrance. So far, five of seven people trapped have been rescued, but high water and narrow passages make the search difficult.Key Facts
- Two people remain trapped in a flooded cave in Xaisomboun province, Laos, after heavy rains blocked the main entrance.
- Rescue operations began last month; five of the seven trapped individuals have been rescued.
- Rescuers are pumping water out and looking for a dry or alternative entrance, including air shafts from above.
- Teams from Laos, Thailand, and divers from Finland, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia, France, and Australia are working together.
- Some rescuers previously helped with a 2018 cave rescue in Thailand involving trapped schoolboys.
- Heavy rains recently caused water levels to rise again, forcing rescue teams to pause work overnight.
- The trapped people went into the cave looking for minerals like gold before a flash flood trapped them.
- Access to the area where the two missing people are believed to be is narrow and heavily flooded, making rescue efforts challenging.
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