The first man was rescued on Friday, followed by four more survivors being pulled out on Saturday as two remain trapped | World News

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

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.”

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…

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.

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.

Rescue teams in Laos successfully evacuated four villagers from a flooded cave, while searching for two others still missing.

Two others remain missing after group became trapped by rising water last week

Two still missing as divers make their way deeper into cave through muddy water and sharp rocks to find them

Four more men trapped in a semi-submerged Laos cave for 10 days were freed on Saturday, rescuers said, after one was successfully brought to the surface a day earlier, but two…