VIENTIANE: Rescuers were “racing against time” on Wednesday to extract seven people trapped in a flooded cave for a week in Laos, a specialist diver involved in the operation said. “If all the possible safety matters can be met today, we are considering a final search dive into the last chamber to locate the lost 7,” Finnish diver Mikko Paasi said in a social media post. “We are racing against time as today marks the 7th day and the way in is full of challenges,” added Paasi, one of the rescuers who aided the dramatic 2018 retrieval of a youth football team from a flooded cave in Thailand.

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

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

Rescuers are racing to reach seven people who have been trapped in a flooded cave in central Laos for almost a week.

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…

Cave divers are squeezing through narrow, flooded corridors in a delicate operation to reach seven villagers trapped underground in a cave in Laos for nearly a week.

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.

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...

An international cave rescue team were in a race against time and the weather in Laos to find and bring seven people trapped in a flooded cave to safety.

"The collapse risks are high because you're constantly touching the roof, and it's hand-dug. There's no support anywhere," said Mikko Paasi, a diver who helped rescue a youth…