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Rescuers free 4 men who had been trapped in a flooded Laos cave, search for 2 still missing
A multinational team freed the last four villagers after 10 days underground, while rescuers continued searching for two others.
- Thai rescuers pulled four people from a flooded cave in Laos on Saturday, ending a multi-day ordeal for the group trapped underground.
- Seven Lao nationals entered caves in Xaisomboun on May 20 to prospect for gold, but heavy rain flooded the tunnels and landslides sealed the entrance, trapping them for 10 days.
- Australian diver Josh Richards assisted in the rescue, describing tight passages as "grinding your face through mud and water." Rescuers located five men alive on Wednesday in a narrow shaft around 300 metres from the cave mouth.
- One villager was freed on Friday evening, while the final four emerged yesterday to Shouts of jubilation, with medical staff treating the group after their days-long ordeal.
- The major Rescue operation continues in central Xaisomboun as teams search for the remaining two individuals still missing since the flooding began.
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Rescuers free 4 men who had been trapped in flooded Laos cave, search for 2 still missing
The team plans to explore an area deeper inside the cave to search for the two villagers who remain missing, a Thai rescuer said.
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