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 inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe villagers were given medical attention after being rescued from the cave (AP)Four villagers were successfully evacuated from a flooded cave in Laos after being trapped for 10 days, following the rescue of another person the previous day. The rescue operation, involving teams from Laos, Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, France, and Australia, saw the men brought out on stretchers wearing oxygen masks. Rescuers navigated treacherous conditions, including narrow, flooded passages and zero-visibility waters, to reach and guide the non-diving villagers to safety. The trapped men, who had entered the cave in search of valuable minerals, were supplied with food and water before their extraction. Efforts are now focused on draining more water from the cave system and continuing the search for two villagers who remain missing. In fullFour men trapped in flooded Laos cave saved day after first survivor freedThank 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
Four villagers rescued from flooded Laos cave after 10-day ordeal
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 inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe villagers were given medical attention after being rescued from the cave (AP)Four villagers were successfully evacuated from a flooded cave in Laos after being trapped for 10 days, following the rescue of another person the previous day. The rescue operation, involving teams from Laos, Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, France, and Australia, saw the men brought out on stretchers wearing oxygen masks. Rescuers navigated treacherous conditions, including narrow, flooded passages and zero-visibility waters, to reach and guide the non-diving villagers to safety. The trapped men, who had entered the cave in search of valuable minerals, were supplied with food and water before their extraction. Efforts are now focused on draining more water from the cave system and continuing the search for two villagers who remain missing. In fullFour men trapped in flooded Laos cave saved day after first survivor freedThank 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
