Bangkok Post
Rescuers ‘not far away’ from 7 trapped in Laos cave
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A rescue team racing to save seven people trapped for days in a cave in Laos is getting closer to reaching them, the head of the operation said, after breaking through 15 metres of obstacles in a day.
Key facts
- A rescue team racing to save seven people trapped for days in a cave in Laos is getting closer to reaching them, the head of the operation said, after breaking through 15 metres of obstacles in a day.
- The seven entered the cave in central Xaisomboun province, about 125 kilometres northeast of Vientiane, on May 20 but got trapped by a landslide triggered by heavy rain, according to a local rescue group and the state-run Laophattana News.
- The team from Thailand includes two divers who were involved in the 17-day operation that saved members of the Wild Boars football club from a flooded mountain cave in northern Thailand in 2018.
- A 26-member Thai rescue team joined the operation on Sunday and reported significant progress towards reaching the chamber where the group was trapped.
Summary
The seven entered the cave in central Xaisomboun province, about 125 kilometres northeast of Vientiane, on May 20 but got trapped by a landslide triggered by heavy rain, according to a local rescue group and the state-run Laophattana News.
A 26-member Thai rescue team joined the operation on Sunday and reported significant progress towards reaching the chamber where the group was trapped.