BANGKOK (AP) — Heavy rains threatened to delay the search for two people missing in a flooded cave in Laos on Sunday, after the rescue of five other people who were trapped underground for over 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

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

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.

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…

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

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

Villagers had entered the cave last week to look for valuable minerals before becoming trapped by flash flooding.

The villagers had reportedly entered the cave last week to look for valuable minerals before being trapped by flash flooding that blocked their way out. | World News

Rescue workers in Laos said Saturday they have safely evacuated four villagers trapped in a flooded cave for 10 days.

Heavy rains are threatening to delay the search for two people missing in a flooded cave in Laos after the rescue of five other people who were trapped underground for over a week.

The remaining four men from a group of five were freed from the flooded cave on Saturday evening, in extraordinary and emotional scenes, as search efforts continue for two people…

Os temporais aumentam os ricos de inundação. Dos sete desaparecidos, cinco já foram localizados e resgatados.

Five of the seven men caught in the remote cave have been rescued

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