Rescue teams find five of seven trapped in Laos cave | News
The seven Lao nationals had entered the cave in Xaisomboun province last week before heavy rain and a landslide blocked their exit. Published On 27 May 202627 May 2026 Rescue teams have recovered five of seven villagers who had been trapped for more than a week in a flooded cave in central Laos. The quintet was found alive on Wednesday. Lao and Thai teams said that they were continuing the search for two others who remain missing. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list “We’ve found 5 people alive and all safe. There are still 2 people we are searching for,” a Laotian volunteer rescue group said in a social media post. “At 4:30 pm [09:30 GMT], we found our target. We found five people. We are looking for the other two,” added Thai rescuer Kengkach Bangkawong in a separate post. Thai volunteer rescuer Chakrakrit Taengtung posted a video on social media showing him and the five rescued villagers all cheering. The video suggested that they were in good health and good spirits as …









