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Five Villagers Rescued from Flooded Laos Cave; Two Still Missing

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Five villagers have been rescued after being trapped for ten days in a flooded cave in central Laos. The men were found by an international team of specialist divers on a muddy ledge. While five individuals have been successfully brought to safety, two other men who entered the cave with the group remain missing, and search efforts are ongoing. AI

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Five Villagers Rescued from Flooded Laos Cave; Two Still Missing

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COVERAGE [4]

  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Aidan Jones ·

    5 villagers trapped in flooded Laos cave freed after 10-day ordeal

    Five villagers trapped deep in a flooded cave in Laos have been freed, ending a 10-day underground ordeal that relied on expert cave rescuers racing against time to guide the group through flooded passages before fresh rains further complicated the mission. Hugs, cheers and tears…

  2. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Aidan Jones ·

    5 of 7 villagers trapped in flooded Laos cave found alive

    Five of the seven villagers trapped deep in a flooded cave in Laos were found alive on Wednesday afternoon, Thai divers said, in a mission that included some of the same expert cave divers who saved a Thai youth football team in 2018. Around 4.30pm, a Thai-led rescue team broke t…

  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Español(ES) · akerix ·

    Five villagers rescued from flooded cave in Laos after ten days; two still missing. Five men who had been trapped for more than ten

    Cinco aldeanos rescatados de una cueva inundada en Laos tras diez días; dos siguen desaparecidos. Cinco hombres que habían estado atrapados durante más de diez días en una cueva inundada en el centro de Laos fueron rescatados con éxito por un equipo internacional de buzos especia…

    LINKS akerix.com/…/laos-cave-rescue akerix.com/…/laos-cave-r
  4. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · akerix_en ·

    Five Villagers Rescued from Flooded Laos Cave After Ten Days; Two Still Missing Five men who had been trapped for more than ten days in a flooded cave in centra

    Five Villagers Rescued from Flooded Laos Cave After Ten Days; Two Still Missing Five men who had been trapped for more than ten days in a flooded cave in central Laos were successfully rescued by an international team of specialist divers, with the operation concluding on Saturda…

    LINKS akerix.com/…/laos-cave-rescue akerix.com/…/laos-cave-r

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