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First of five survivors rescued from flooded Laos cave
One survivor has been safely guided out of a remote cave in Laos after a group of villagers became trapped by flash flooding over a week ago.
Five of the villagers were found huddled together in a pitch-black chamber above the murky waters on Wednesday.
Rescuers on a multinational team have suspended the complex operation to free the other four known survivors until Saturday, while two more people are still missing.
Rescue divers in Laos have safely evacuated the first of five local villagers who had been trapped in a cave for more than a week by floodwaters.
Laotian and Thai rescue workers posted the news on social media on Friday, along with a video showing the first rescued villager with a lamp strapped to his forehead.
First of trapped men rescued from flooded Laos cave
Man is ‘safe and sound’ after perilous operation, leaving four inside a small chamber and two still to be located
The first of seven men who have been trapped in a flooded cave in Laos for more than a week has been brought to safety by divers, in a perilous rescue mission that has required teams to crawl through narrow, deluged tunnels, navigating sharp rocks and collapse hazards.
Four men remain inside a chamber about 300 metres (980ft) from the cave entrance, where they were found crouched and huddled together on a rocky ledge by rescuers on Wednesday. Two men are yet to be located.
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Mission ‘almost impossible’: Time running out for Laos cave survivors
Fumbling for hours through a flooded cave, Keo thought he was about to die. He was the only who made it out – and rescuing seven others trapped may take days.
Phanchai village, Laos: The mission to extract five survivors trapped in a flooded cave complex in Laos hinges on centimetres. In one particularly long passage, Finnish diver Mikko Paasi will make himself thin, arms stretched long, and chin tucked tight. “That one’s feet-first all the way in,” he says.
Some nooks along the route to the men, who have been inside the cave since May 20, have only the smallest of air pockets. With minimal oxygen in the tanks, “if it rains, you’re going to drown there”.
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