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 of seven villagers trapped in a flooded cave system in Laos have been successfully rescued after over a week underground. Two individuals remain missing, with heavy rainfall threatening to impede the ongoing search efforts. The villagers became trapped last week while searching for valuable minerals when a sudden flash flood blocked their exit. An international rescue team, including divers from Finland, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia, France, and Australia, is collaborating with Laotian and Thai teams. Rescuers are exploring a new theory that a narrow crack in the fifth chamber could lead to a sixth chamber, where the two missing individuals might be. In fullHeavy rain hits search for two villagers still trapped in 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
Heavy rainfall threatens search for two still missing in flooded Laos cave
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 of seven villagers trapped in a flooded cave system in Laos have been successfully rescued after over a week underground. Two individuals remain missing, with heavy rainfall threatening to impede the ongoing search efforts. The villagers became trapped last week while searching for valuable minerals when a sudden flash flood blocked their exit. An international rescue team, including divers from Finland, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia, France, and Australia, is collaborating with Laotian and Thai teams. Rescuers are exploring a new theory that a narrow crack in the fifth chamber could lead to a sixth chamber, where the two missing individuals might be. In fullHeavy rain hits search for two villagers still trapped in 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
