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A 31-year-old Laotian farmer emerged from Tham Nam cave on Sunday after 11 days trapped by monsoon floods. Four more survivors remain in critical condition as rescue teams race against time to extract them before forecasted rains return.
Five villagers emerged alive from a flooded cave in Laos after seven days trapped by rising water, but two remain missing. Rescue teams navigated treacherous, mud-choked tunnels to reach them.
A dramatic cave rescue in Laos saved five villagers who had been trapped for seven days by flash floods. Heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides that sealed the cave entrance, leaving the group stranded without food or light.
Seven hikers, trapped since Sunday in a Laos cave inundated by monsoon rains, were freed overnight after a grueling extraction marred by rising waters. The final survivor emerged at 3:47 a.m. local time in Vientiane Province.