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7 mine workers remain trapped in flooded Laos cave
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Thai volunteer rescue teams joined a cave rescue mission in Laos after seven mine workers became trapped in a flooded cave since May 19 while searching for gold.
Key facts
- Thai volunteer rescue teams joined a cave rescue mission in Laos after seven mine workers became trapped in a flooded cave since May 19 while searching for gold.
- Ten mine workers entered a cave in Longchaeng district of Xaisomboun province, but only three managed to escape
- Thai rescuers told Channel 7 that access to the mining area was restricted by a narrow passage measuring about 60 centimetres wide
- Rescuers reportedly needed to crawl through the tunnel for about 100 metres from the cave entrance to reach the mining chamber.
Summary
Ten mine workers entered a cave in Longchaeng district of Xaisomboun province, but only three managed to escape. Seven others remain trapped inside the cave after heavy rain flooded the entrance and exit routes. According to a report on TNN news agency, parts of the cave also collapsed during the thunderstorm.
Laotian officials requested assistance from Thai rescue teams due to Thailand’s experience in rescue operations at the Tham Luang Cave in Chiang Rai.