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

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…

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.

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…

Five villagers trapped inside a flooded cave in Laos for more than a week have been found alive, while two are still missing.

Footage shows rescuers squeezing themselves through tiny gaps to reach five out of seven villagers that had been trapped in a flooded Laos cave for a week. Video shared on social…

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

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".

Rescuers confirmed that four men remained trapped inside the cave and were “awaiting further assessment.”

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

The man, who walked unsteadily from the cave with assistance, is the first to be extricated from a group of five found this week, while two others are missing.

The man, who walked unsteadily from the cave with assistance, is the first to be extricated from a group of five found this week, while two others are missing.

The seven men had been trapped in the cavern in a remote mountainous area of central Xaysomboun province since May 20, when flash floods stranded them.

The seven men had been trapped in the cavern in a remote mountainous area of central Xaysomboun province since May 20, when flash floods stranded them.

The seven men have been trapped in a cavern in a remote mountainous area for more than a week, after flash floods stranded them as they searched for gold.

Seven people who entered the cave last week were trapped inside by flash flooding that blocked their way. Five of them found some days ago have reached the service after rescuers…

Rescue divers in Laos have safely evacuated the first of five local villagers who had been trapped in a cave for more than a week by floodwaters.

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