'We've found 5 people alive and all safe. There are still 2 people we are searching for,' Laotian rescue group Rescue Volunteer for People said in a social media post.

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

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 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.

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Team from neighbouring Thailand has joined mission to reach seven people

Search and rescue teams are still searching for two remaining people from the group.

Five villagers trapped in a flooded cave in central Laos for over a week have been found alive. Rescuers said Wednesday that two others are still missing.

As the mission entered the eighth day on Wednesday, rescuers were considering a ‘final search dive’ into the cave to find the seven missing people

Five of the seven villagers trapped for a week in a flooded cave in Laos have been found alive, rescuers said on Wednesday.

Five of the seven villagers trapped for a week in a flooded cave in Laos have been found alive, rescuers said on Wednesday.

Five villagers trapped in a flooded cave in central Laos for over a week have been found alive

'We've found 5 people alive and all safe. There are still 2 people we are searching for,' Laotian rescue group Rescue Volunteer for People said in a social media post.

Rescue teams have found five villagers who were stuck in a cave in Xaisomboun province, central Laos, following flash flooding, but two more people are missing

Two of the seven people who became trapped in a flooded cave a week ago are still missing.