Thai rescuers join effort to free seven people trapped in Laos cave

[martinr]

Group have been stuck in flooded cave in central Laos for five days after heavy rain caused landslides

Thai rescuers join effort to free seven people trapped in Laos cave

Group have been stuck in flooded cave in central Laos for five days after heavy rain caused landslides

www.theguardian.com

 

[martinr]

Video

 

[martinr]

A rescue team racing to save seven people trapped for days in a cave in Laos is getting closer to reaching them

'Not far away': rescue team confident of reaching 7 trapped for days in Laos cave

A rescue team racing to save seven people trapped for days in a cave in Laos is getting closer to reaching them, the head of the operation said, after breaking through 15 m (16 yards) of obstacles in a ‌day.

www.reuters.com

 

[andybrooks]

Five found, two still missing.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/27/asia/laos-flooded-cave-rescue-intl

 

[martinr]

Also here

Five villagers found alive in Laos cave as search continues for two missing

Video appears to show divers discovering group sitting on a rock surrounded by flood water, as search efforts continue for the missing

www.theguardian.com

 

[Alex]

And here, just spotted it on youtube

 

[martinr]

BBC iplayer, available for a short time only

Laos Cave Rescue Operation to Begin

A difficult mission is due to begin to try and free five men found alive inside a flooded cave in Laos, after they were trapped for a week following heavy rain and landslides.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[The Old Ruminator]

The ruddy press were ranting on about oxygen bottles again today. Nearly as bad as " over and out ". Seen in Fury by Brad Pitt and Perfect Storm by George Clooney.
Both are so basic yet get repeated again and again.

 

[andybrooks]

One survivor successfully extracted today, operations will resume tomorrow.

 

[andybrooks]

 

[andybrooks]

Five now extracted, two others still missing.

Four more men freed from flooded Laos cave after 10 days

Two of the seven villagers who entered the narrow tunnels in search for gold on 20 May are still missing.

www.bbc.com

 

[martinr]

Also here

Four more men freed from flooded Laos cave in hazardous rescue mission

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

www.theguardian.com

 

[martinr]

‘Essentially diving in coffee’: Australian diver among team rushing to rescue people trapped in flooded Laos cave

‘Essentially diving in coffee’: Australian diver among team rushing to rescue people trapped in flooded Laos cave

Josh Richards joins international mission to help five found alive and search for missing divers, with one person extracted successfully

www.theguardian.com