Rescue teams in Laos seek alternative routes to locate two missing individuals trapped in a flooded cave for nearly two weeks.

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.

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

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

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.

The clock is ticking for the two men from the tiny village of Nampha, which is just a few kilometres from the cave they are trapped in, as volunteers and rescue crews race to save…

Rescuers face heavy rains, equipment failures in search for two people trapped in central Laos cave by flash floods.

Rescue workers in Laos are searching for an alternative way into a flooded cave where two people have been trapped for nearly two weeks

The villagers reportedly entered the cave nearly two weeks ago to look for valuable minerals such as gold before being trapped by a flash flood that blocked their way out.

Rescue workers searching flooded caves in Laos reported hearing "a knocking sound" from inside the system as they sought to extricate two people.

Five villagers rescued earlier are providing new clues about the cave’s deeper passages

VIENTIANE, Laos: Rescuers searching for two men missing in a partially flooded cave in Laos for about two weeks said they were scouring for a new entry point on Monday (Jun 1) as…

Rescue teams in Laos seek alternative routes to locate two missing individuals trapped in a flooded cave for nearly two weeks.

The villagers reportedly entered the cave nearly two weeks ago to look for valuable minerals such as gold before being trapped by a flash flood that blocked their way out.