00:01Five villagers stuck in a flooded cave in central Laos for more than a week were found alive, rescuers said
00:09on Wednesday.
00:10Two others remain missing, the search for them is continuing.
00:14The villagers entered the cave on May the 19th, but heavy rains triggered flash flooding that blocked the exit
00:20and trapped seven people according to Laos anti-rescue teams involved in the operation.
00:26The cave is located in a rugged remote area about 120 kilometers north of the capital, Ventian.
00:34Rescue workers from neighboring Thailand arrived at the site over the weekend.
00:39Those helping include divers from several nations who took part in the complicated 2018 rescue of 12 schoolboys
00:46and their soccer coach who were trapped for more than two weeks in a cave in northern Thailand before being
00:52safely extricated.
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