Five survivors found alive in flooded cave in central Laos after over a week

Rescue teams from Laos and Thailand located five of seven people who had been trapped in a flooded cave in central Laos for more than a week. The survivors were found alive on Wednesday. Two people remain unaccounted for.

Rescue workers from Laos and Thailand have found five survivors who were trapped in a flooded cave in central Laos for over a week. The five were discovered alive on Wednesday, according to statements from rescue teams involved in the operation.

The group of seven people became stranded in the cave when rising floodwaters cut off their exit. The rescue operation stretched over more than a week as teams worked to navigate the challenging conditions inside the submerged cave system.

The fate of the remaining two individuals who were part of the original group has not yet been confirmed. Rescue efforts are understood to be continuing to locate them.