Rescuers rejoiced as they found five of the seven men trapped in a Laos cave. But they caution a high-stakes extraction lies ahead, "and it ain't going to be easy".

There has been no official confirmation on why the villagers went into the cave, although the rescuers involved said that they went in to look for gold deposits.

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.

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

Laotian and Thai rescuers have found five out of seven people trapped in a flooded cave in Laos.

Even before the men went into the Laos cave to fossick for gold, the rain has started. Their families told this masthead that they had been warned not to go, “but they didn’t…

The search will continue, with two people still missing inside the cave.

Five villagers stuck in a flooded cave in central Laos for more than a week were found alive, rescuers said Wednesday, but two others are missing.

The cave is located in a rugged, remote area in Xaisomboun province’s Longcheng district, about 120 kilometres north of the capital, Vientiane.

The search is continuing for two others still missing from the group that became trapped when heavy rain triggered flash flooding that blocked the exit.

Five of seven villagers trapped for a week in a flooded Laos cave are found alive as rescuers battle dangerous conditions to reach the remaining two.

For now they remain stuck in an underground cavern as rescuers continue to search for the two remaining people.

For now they remain stuck in an underground cavern as rescuers continue to search for the two remaining people.

Thai divers broke through to an area where they found five of the trapped villagers perched on a muddy ledge, but two others remain missing.

The villagers entered the cave on May 19, but heavy rain triggered flash flooding that blocked the exit.

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 villagers stuck in a flooded cave in central Laos for more than a week were found alive, rescuers said Wednesday, but two others are missing.

The moment that rescuers discovered five of the seven villagers trapped in a flooded Laos cave for a week has been captured on video. Footage shared on social media by Thai rescue…

Seven Lao nationals entered the cave in Xaisomboun province last week before a landslide blocked their exit.