Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFive out of seven villagers have been rescued from a flooded cave in Laos after being trapped for a week. The group became stranded on 20 May after entering an abandoned gold mine, with heavy rain causing flash flooding that blocked their exit. Footage shared by Thai rescue team MTK Command and Control Center on Thursday (28 May) shows divers reaching the missing men. Rescuers had to squeeze through tiny gaps to reach the five men, who were found crouching together on a rock. Two men from the original group of seven remain unaccounted for following the rescue operation. In fullRescuers squeeze through tiny gaps to reach trapped villagers in flooded Laos caveThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Laos cave rescue: Divers drag themselves through tiny gap to reach trapped villagers
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFive out of seven villagers have been rescued from a flooded cave in Laos after being trapped for a week. The group became stranded on 20 May after entering an abandoned gold mine, with heavy rain causing flash flooding that blocked their exit. Footage shared by Thai rescue team MTK Command and Control Center on Thursday (28 May) shows divers reaching the missing men. Rescuers had to squeeze through tiny gaps to reach the five men, who were found crouching together on a rock. Two men from the original group of seven remain unaccounted for following the rescue operation. In fullRescuers squeeze through tiny gaps to reach trapped villagers in flooded Laos caveThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
