Rescuers free 4 villagers trapped in Laos cave; 2 still missing
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Jintamas Saksornchai
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Summary
Rescue workers in Laos successfully evacuated four villagers trapped in a flooded cave for 10 days, with one survivor extracted a day earlier. The villagers had entered the cave searching for valuable minerals when flash flooding blocked their exit. One villager managed to escape and alerted authorities. Two men remain missing. The multinational rescue operation involved teams from Laos, Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, France, and Australia.
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· 3 pulledRescue workers in Laos said Saturday they have safely evacuated four villagers trapped in a flooded cave for 10 days, the day after another one was successfully extracted.
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.
Lao and Thai rescue groups posted about the successful operation on social media, along with photos of the men lying on stretchers, wearing oxygen masks and being wrapped in foil blankets.
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