Footage shows the man smiling as he is pulled out of the cave after more than a week.

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

VIENTIANE, May 27 — Five of seven people trapped in a flooded cave for a week in Laos were found alive today, Laotian and Thai rescuers said.“We’ve found 5 people alive and...

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.

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…

Five of the seven men have been found alive after a week trapped in the cave. But their ordeal is not over yet.

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

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…

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 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 are still working to prepare for the challenging operation to bring the villagers out of the cave

As divers continue their search for the people trapped inside a Laos cave for 10 days, rescue crews began their operation Friday to get the five other trapped victims.

Lao and Thai rescue workers posted the news on social media, along with a video showing the first rescued villager with a lamp strapped to his forehead.

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

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 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.

One Laotian miner has been pulled from a cave in central Laos after being trapped for nine days underground, a Laotian rescue organization said.

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 villagers entered the cave last week and became trapped inside by flash flooding that blocked their way out. Five of them were found two days ago alive and in good health.