Seven villagers from local villages entered a cave in Xaisomboun province on May 19 to search for gold. Heavy rain triggered flash flooding that blocked the exit and trapped seven people. Rescuers from Laos and Thailand conducted a recovery operation that included Thai experts with experience from the 2018 youth soccer cave rescue. On Wednesday, rescuers reported finding five people alive and safe after divers emerged and discovered the trapped villagers. Rescue teams stated that two people were still missing and that the search would continue. A video showed villagers sitting on a rock surrounded by floodwater with headlamps as divers reached them.
""We've found 5 people alive and all safe. There are still 2 people we are searching for," Rescue Volunteer for People said on social media. "I'm still shaking. Our team made it happen," Bounkham Luanglath, who works with the Lao rescue group, told the Associated Press news agency via a voice note."
""At 4:30 pm, we found our target. We found five people. We are looking for the other two." Wha Seven people from local villages 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."
"Bounkham Luanglath of the Lao organization Rescue Volunteer for People, which has been working closely with local authorities in the rescue efforts, told The Associated Press that five people were found safe and alive but two more are still missing, and the search will continue for them. "I'm still shaking. Our team made it happen, he said in a voice message."
"A video posted by a Thai rescue group involved in the mission appeared to show the moment divers emerged from the water and discovered the trapped villagers. In the footage, the villagers, each wearing a headlamp, were sitting on a rock surrounded by floodwater."
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