Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe villagers were given medical attention after being rescued from the cave (AP)Four villagers were successfully evacuated from a flooded cave in Laos after being trapped for 10 days, following the rescue of another person the previous day. The rescue operation, involving teams from Laos, Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, France, and Australia, saw the men brought out on stretchers wearing oxygen masks. Rescuers navigated treacherous conditions, including narrow, flooded passages and zero-visibility waters, to reach and guide the non-diving villagers to safety. The trapped men, who had entered the cave in search of valuable minerals, were supplied with food and water before their extraction. Efforts are now focused on draining more water from the cave system and continuing the search for two villagers who remain missing. In fullFour men trapped in flooded Laos cave saved day after first survivor freedThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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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

Divers discovered the trapped villagers sitting on a rock surrounded by floodwater; rescuers inside and outside the cave seen cheering, jumping around and hugging each other in…

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.

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.

Five people who were trapped in a flooded Laos cave for eight days have been rescued.

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

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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.

Evacuations for the other four villages have been paused

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.

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.

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.

Four more men trapped in a semi-submerged Laos cave for 10 days have been freed, rescuers said, after one was successfully brought to the surface a day

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.