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 inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRescue crews are attempting to save seven people trapped for six days in a flooded cave in Laos's Xaysomboun province. The group became stranded after entering the remote cave to hunt and search for gold, with heavy rain causing flash flooding and landslides that blocked the entrance. Two Thai divers and a Finnish specialist, all veterans of the 2018 Thai cave rescue, have arrived to assist with the complex operation. Rescuers have not yet made contact with the trapped individuals but believe they are less than 20 metres away, despite facing obstacles like narrow passages, strong water flows, and sand. Operations head Kengkard Bongkawong expressed confidence that the group is still alive, citing the presence of air within the cave system. In fullThai divers from famous 2018 cave rescue join Laos mission to reach seven trapped huntersThank 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

Rescuers are racing to reach seven people trapped in a cave in central Laos. The group entered the cave in Xaisomboun province on May 19 to search for gold, but heavy rain caused…

Rescuers are racing to reach seven people trapped in a cave in central Laos

Seven Laotian villagers entered a cave five days ago searching for gold and were trapped inside after heavy rain triggered flash flooding.

The villagers were searching for gold in the cave when flash flooding blocked their way out. The rescue effort includes Thai experts who aided in the dramatic recovery of a youth…

Seven have been stuck in flooded cave in central Laos for five days after heavy rain caused landslides

Seven villagers entered the cave in central Laos five days ago looking for gold when heavy rain caused flash flooding, trapping them inside.

Cave rescue experts who took part in the dramatic rescue of 12 young soccer players from a flooded cave in Thailand in 2018 have joined the effort to save the stranded group.

The group went into the cave to look for gold on May 19, but heavy rain triggered flash flooding that blocked the exit.

While the status of the seven people who are trapped remains unknown, the rescuers are in a critical phase. | World News

Cave rescue experts from Thailand who aided the dramatic 2018 retrieval of a youth football team joined efforts Monday to extract seven people trapped in a flooded cave for five…

A dangerous operation to rescue seven villagers trapped in a flooded cave for a week continues to unfold in a mountainous region of Laos, where experts are trying to beat bad…

Rescue crews are racing to save seven people trapped inside a flooded cave in Xaysomboun province for six days

Cave divers are squeezing through narrow, flooded corridors.

Rescuers are desperately trying to save a group of people who remain stuck within a Laotian cave after flash flooding blocked the only exit of the system.

Locals entered the cave in search of gold and were trapped when heavy rains flooded it; 'confident' they are still alive because there is still air inside the cave; Divers from…

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Experts from Thailand who aided the dramatic 2018 retrieval of a youth football team from a Thai cave joined rescue efforts on Monday to extract the seven people, Laotian state…

BANGKOK — Cave rescue experts from Thailand who aided the dramatic 2018 retrieval of a youth football team joined efforts on Monday to extract seven people...

Team from neighbouring Thailand has joined mission to reach seven people

Seven people remain trapped after heavy rain triggered a landslide but rescuers say they are close to reaching the group.