Rescuers in Laos said Saturday they have safely evacuated four villagers trapped in a flooded cave for 10 days. One person was safely released a day earlier.

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

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…

Ongoing work follows successful evacuation of first survivor on Friday

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