This handout image released by Metta Tham Rescue Kalasin on May 26, 2026, shows rescue workers gathering near a cave in Xaisomboun province. (Photo by Handout / Metta Tham Rescue Kalasin / AFP)
Vientiane: Five of seven people trapped in a flooded cave for a week in Laos were found alive on Wednesday, Laotian and Thai rescuers said.
"We've found 5 people alive and all safe. There are still 2 people we are searching for," Laotian rescue group Rescue Volunteer for People said in a social media post.
"At 4:30 pm, we found our target. We found five people. We are looking for the other two," added Thai rescuer Kengkach Bangkawong in a Facebook post.
