5 villagers missing in a flooded Laos cave for more than a week have been found alive, rescuers say
Rescuers found five villagers alive after more than a week underground, and Thai and Lao teams are still searching for two others.
- Five villagers trapped for more than a week in a flooded cave in Laos were found alive by rescue teams.
- The group became trapped after heavy rain caused flash flooding that blocked the cave’s exit in Xaisomboun province.
- Rescue operations are continuing as authorities search for two additional missing villagers.
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Five inhabitants of a village, who were trapped for more than a week in a flooded cave in central Laos, were found alive. On Wednesday, May 27, the rescuers declared that two others were still missing. The group had entered the cave in the province of Xaisomboun on May 19, but the heavy rains had caused a sudden flood that had blocked the exit. Laotian and Thai rescue teams were involved in the operations. Bunkham Luanglath of the Laotian organi…
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