An Australian diver is joining the mission — and says he's afraid of what's ahead.

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…

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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"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…

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…

An international operation to rescue a group of villagers from a cave has found five alive but organizers warned the real work had only just begun.

Five of the seven divers have been found alive so far, but none have been rescued yet.

Rescuers say extraction efforts complicated by low oxygen supplies, dark and narrow spaces, plus more rain

Hope has returned for the five trapped men deep inside a flooded Laos cave. For more than a week, they huddled together above the murky waters in the pitch black, more than 260…

A diver describes the "emotional moment" when he found a group of men alive after they were trapped for more than a week in a Laos cave, while a South Australian renowned for his…

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The search to rescue two Laos villagers who are stuck in a flooded cave continues, according to emergency divers.

Rescuers rushed on Thursday to pump water from a flooded cave in Laos, where seven Laotians have been trapped for more than a week.

An Australian specialised diver will join the rescue effort to free Laos villagers trapped in a cave.

An Australian diver is joining the mission — and says he's afraid of what's ahead.

Rescuers are moving by fingertips and toes to rescue seven men trapped in a remote Laos cave.

Cave diving experts warn of tight and dangerous conditions in the cave, including mud walls at risk of collapse and the potential for more flooding.

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Man is ‘safe and sound’ after perilous operation, leaving four inside a small chamber and two still to be located

A specialist diving crew from around the world have arrived in Laos to help retrieve the other trapped men.