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Laos: Rescuers race to reach 7 trapped in flooded cave The villagers were searching for gold in the cave when flash flooding blocked their way out. The rescue effort includes Thai experts who aided in the dramatic recovery of a youth soccer team from a flooded cave in 2018.

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 Rebecca Ratcliffe and Navaon Siradapuvadol www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

🌊 Two Thailand-based expert cave divers, Finnish Mikko Pirtari Paasia and Thai Norrased “Ben” Palasing, have arrived in Xaysomboun to assist in rescuing seven villagers trapped for six days in a flooded Longcheng cave, Laos.

Search in flooded cave for 7 gold-mining villagers in Laos enters sixth day The desperate search for seven villagers in Laos prospecting for gold who became trapped deep inside a flooded cave entered a sixth day on Monday, with the incident highlighting how surging prices have sparked a rush for the precious metal despite risks in unstable hillside mines. Thai cave rescue teams have joined the mission at the cave in central Xaysomboun province, posting harrowing images on social media of the conditions, which include crawling through a flooded, narrow tunnel leading to...

Thai cave rescuers work to free seven people trapped in flooded Laos cave Seven villagers entered the cave in central Laos five days ago looking for gold when heavy rain caused flash flooding, trapping them inside.

Thai rescuers join effort to free seven people trapped in Laos cave <p>Seven have been stuck in flooded cave in central Laos for five days after heavy rain caused landslides</p><p>Divers who helped in the dramatic <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jul/14/we-dont-know-how-it-worked-the-inside-story-of-the-thai-cave-rescue">rescue of a young Thai football team</a> in 2018 have joined efforts to free seven people who have been trapped for five days inside a remote, flooded cave in central Laos.</p><p>The group entered the cave in Xaysomboun province on Wednesday to hunt for wildlife and search for gold, reports suggest. Heavy rain led to landslides, which blocked the cave entrance.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/25/laos-flooded-cave-thai-rescuers">Continue reading...</a>

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Rescue teams from Laos and Thailand are battling severe flooding conditions to reach seven people trapped inside a cave near the border region. #LaosFloods #CaveRescue #ThailandBorder #FlashFloods #EmergencyResponse