Villagers had entered the cave last week to look for valuable minerals before becoming trapped by flash flooding.

Rescue operations in Laos continue as workers aim to free four men trapped in a flooded cave while searching for two others ...

Rescue workers in Laos said Saturday they have safely evacuated four villagers trapped in a flooded cave for 10 days.

Rescue 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.

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A Laos rescue organization said​ that the water level inside the cave had receded enough for the four miners to leave with divers.

The five men, who had been part of an artisanal gold-prospecting party that ventured into a cave in Laos's central Xaisomboun ...