Rescuers pulled one man from a flooded cave in central Laos on Friday. Seven Lao nationals had entered the cave in Xaisomboun province to prospect for gold, and the exit became blocked, leaving them trapped for more than a week. Video footage showed rescuers guiding a mud-smeared man wearing a headlamp from the tight cave entrance; Reuters had not yet verified the video at the time of writing. It took about 37 minutes to bring the man through the passages to safety. Four more people remained trapped with two others still missing after the rescue. Rescuers had stopped operations for the night as they evaluated the remaining four people they had found and planned to resume the search for the final two missing people. A team of volunteers from neighbouring Thailand joined the rescue efforts on Sunday. Further reinforcements were due to arrive on Friday, including from France, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand and Australia, according to nation.com.pk. Kengkard Bongkawong, a Thai cave diver involved in the mission, said in a Facebook post on Friday that the health of the survivors was.