Ongoing work follows successful evacuation of first survivor on Friday

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

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 in Laos are working to extricate five villagers trapped in a flooded cave for over a week. Two more villagers are still missing.

Rescuers in Laos are trying to drain water from a flooded cave to free five villagers trapped for more than a week

Specialist cave divers on a multinational rescue team are racing to rescue villagers trapped in a Laos cave for over a week. Follow for live updates.

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.

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.

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…

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

A rescue team freed on Friday one of seven men trapped inside a semi-submerged cave in Laos for more than a week, the group working at the site said.

Rescue workers in Laos have worked to safely free villagers trapped in a flooded cave for 10 days. On Friday, the first of five detected survivors was evacuated.

Ongoing work follows successful evacuation of first survivor on Friday

Laos officials believe two other men may still be missing in the cave, although rescue crews say they have explored most of the tunnels and have not found any survivors or bodies.

A total of five people have now been rescued, while two remain missing.

A total of five people have now been rescued, while two remain missing.

Search efforts to find two missing men were expected to continue on Saturday after rescuers freed the last of the five men found alive on a rock.

Four more people have been successfully recovered from the flooded Laos cave in another 'miracle' rescue mission after spending 10 days trapped underground after a landslide

The five are among seven Lao nationals who had entered the cave to prospect for gold, but were trapped for more than a week when rising water blocked their exit.