
Four Miners Rescued from Flooded Laos Cave, Two Still Missing
Four gold prospectors were rescued from a flooded cave in Laos after being trapped for 10 days, while the search continues for two other missing miners. The rescue operation saw some villagers free themselves unexpectedly, bringing the total number of rescued to five or six depending on reports, with two still unaccounted for.
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Rescuers work to free 4 men who remain trapped in flooded Laos cave and search for 2 still missing - AP News
Rescuers work to free 4 men who remain trapped in flooded Laos cave and search for 2 still missing AP News
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Two of the seven villagers who entered the narrow tunnels in search for gold on 20 May are still missing.
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Rescuers pumped water from the flooded cave, enabling four miners to crawl out. One used diving gear to escape earlier, and two remain missing.
By Isabella Kwai
Read full article →Four more men freed from flooded Laos cave in hazardous rescue mission
Two still missing as divers make their way deeper into cave through muddy water and sharp rocks to find them Four more miners who were trapped in a flooded cave in Laos for 10 days have been freed by divers, but two people are still missing as rescuers continue to crawl through narrow, deluged tunnels and sharp rocks to find them. The first of the party of seven men was rescued on Friday in a perilous rescue mission which has required teams to drain water from the cave and navigate collapse h...
By Donna Ferguson
Read full article →Rescuers free four more men from flooded Laos cave, two still missing
Five of seven men who entered cave seeking gold are now out after being trapped for 10 days.
Read full article →Laos cave rescue ends unexpectedly after villagers free themselves - CNN
Laos cave rescue ends unexpectedly after villagers free themselves CNN
Read full article →Rescuers free 4 men trapped in flooded cave in Laos, search for 2 still missing
Rescuers in Laos said Saturday they have safely evacuated four villagers trapped in a flooded cave for 10 days. One person was safely released a day earlier.
Read full article →5 villagers trapped in flooded Laos cave freed after 10-day ordeal
Five villagers trapped deep in a flooded cave in Laos have been freed, ending a 10-day underground ordeal that relied on expert cave rescuers racing against time to guide the group through flooded passages before fresh rains further complicated the mission. Hugs, cheers and tears met four of the group who emerged thin and muddied on Saturday afternoon to be quickly wrapped in foil blankets to regulate their body temperature after days in the damp, cold cave. Another man was freed overnight. B...
By Aidan Jones
Read full article →Laos: Five people rescued from flooded cave
Seven people entered the cave last week and became trapped inside by flash flooding that blocked their way out. Five of them were found two days ago alive and in good health.
Read full article →Trapped in a cave for a week: Rescuers in Laos evacuate first of five villagers
On Friday night, rescuers in Laos evacuated the first of five villagers who have been trapped in a cave for more than a week by floodwaters. Divers found the five people on Wednesday. Rescue workers have to extricate them and find two other people, who are still missing. Story by Nicholas Rushworth.
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The villagers had entered the cave last week to look for valuable minerals when a sudden flash flood blocked their way out.
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Four more men trapped in semi-submerged Laos cave freed: Rescuers The Straits Times
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Rescuers pulled four people from a flooded cave in Laos on Saturday, Thai volunteer rescuers said, hours after another man was brought out late on Friday. The five are among seven Lao nationals who had entered the cave in Xaisomboun province to prospect for gold, but were trapped for more than a week when rising water blocked their exit. Two others remain missing. Kengkard Bongkawong, a Thai cave diver involved in the mission, said in a Facebook post on Saturday that all four of the trapped p...
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Read full article →Four more people rescued from flooded cave in Laos
Rescuers have pulled four people trapped in a flooded cave in Laos, Thai rescuers said.
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A specialist diving crew from around the world have arrived in Laos to help retrieve the other trapped men.
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Rescue teams had pumped water out of the flooded cave's passages, but a morning rainstorm complicated their work.
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By Maroosha Muzaffar
Read full article →Four more men trapped in semi-submerged Laos cave freed: Rescuers
A total of five people have now been rescued, while two remain missing.
Read full article →Rescuers free four men trapped in flooded Laos cave for 10 days
The villagers had reportedly entered the cave last week to look for valuable minerals before being trapped by flash flooding that blocked their exit.
Read full article →Four more people freed from cave in Laos
Four more people who were trapped in a flooded cave in Laos for 10 days were brought out to safety on Saturday afternoon, Thai rescuers said.
Read full article →Rescuers pull four from flooded cave in Laos, two still missing - The Star | Malaysia
Rescuers pull four from flooded cave in Laos, two still missing The Star | Malaysia
Read full article →Four More Laotian Miners Rescued from Flooded Cave as Search Continues for Final Two - Nation Thailand
Four More Laotian Miners Rescued from Flooded Cave as Search Continues for Final Two Nation Thailand
Read full article →Four more men freed from flooded Laos cave after 10 days
Four men who were trapped inside a flooded cave in Laos for 10 days have been freed, Thai rescuers say - a day after another man was rescued.
By Emmanuel Tetteh
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