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Mystery of the ancient giant stone jars of Laos may have been solved
In central Laos, the landscape is littered with enormous stone jars, some 3 metres high, and we may be closer to understanding how and when they were used
Divers at Laos cave to continue search for two men thought to be trapped further down
Photos emerge of rescued Laos divers smiling and in good spirits as search continues for two others Sun 31 May 2026 at 3:48pm In short: After five men were rescued from deep inside a flooded cave in central Laos, search efforts continue for two people thought to still be trapped inside. Rescue teams have been pumping water from flooded sections of the tunnel to get a clearer understanding of the cave. A caving team is in the tunnel now, assessing the water level while specialist divers plan...
Thai rescuers join effort to free seven people trapped in Laos cave
Thai rescuers, who were involved in a previous cave rescue, have joined efforts to free seven people trapped in a flooded cave in central Laos. The group became trapped five days ago after heavy rain caused landslides to block the cave entrance.
Thai rescuers join effort to free seven people trapped in Laos cave
Thai rescuers, including divers who assisted in a previous major rescue, are now involved in an effort to free seven people trapped in a flooded cave in central Laos. The individuals became stuck five days ago after heavy rainfall caused landslides to block the cave entrance.
Rescuers race to save two people still trapped in cave in Laos
Rescuers race to save two people still trapped in cave in Laos Rescuers face heavy rains, equipment failures in search for two people trapped in central Laos cave by flash floods. Heavy rains have threatened to delay the search for two people who remain missing in a flooded cave in Laos, after five others were rescued after being trapped underground for more than a week. Finnish diver Mikko Paasi, one of the first international rescuers to arrive at the site, told The Associated Press news...
Five Miners Are Rescued After Week Trapped in Flooded Laos Cave
Miners are tended by rescue worked after being freed on Saturday from a cave in central Laos.
Rescue efforts for two missing men in Laos cave shift to vertical tunnels
Rescue efforts for two missing men in Laos cave shift to vertical tunnels deep in jungle Tue 2 Jun 2026 at 4:28pm Rescue efforts for two remaining men believed to be trapped in a cave in central Laos have shifted to investigating deep vertical tunnels in the jungle. Seven men were trapped inside the cave in Xaisomboun province on May 19, after heavy rains caused flash flooding and landslides that blocked their exit. Over the weekend, search teams freed a group of five villagers, after they...
Rescuers free four more men from flooded Laos cave, two still missing
Rescuers free four more men from flooded Laos cave, two still missing Five of seven men who entered cave seeking gold are now out after being trapped for 10 days. Rescuers have pulled four more men from a flooded cave in central Laos, bringing to five the number freed from a group of villagers who became trapped while searching for gold. Two others remain missing.
Rescuers race to save last two men trapped in Laos cave
BANGKOK — With their elbows and knees scraping the walls as they wriggle through claustrophobic tunnels, rescuers are in a race against time to save two men still stuck in a cave in central Laos. Seven men in search of gold were trapped in the mazelike cave network in Xaisomboun province more than a week ago when heavy rain and flash flooding blocked the only entrance. Five of them have since been freed as water levels dropped, including four who walked out on their own on Saturday just as...
Laos cave survivor recounts days trapped in dark, flooded cave
Through the long days and nights he and four other men were trapped inside a flooded cave, all Mued Duangsomdy could think about was food. They had little of it with them when they ventured last month into the mazelike cave network in a remote area of central Laos, carrying prospecting tools to try their luck at finding gold, only to have fortune turn against them. “It was all dark, so we didn’t know days or nights,” Mued, 23, told NBC News in an interview, days after he became the first of...