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Rescuers halt search for two last men lost in Laos cave
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Survivors advise rescuers in search for last two stuck in Laos cave
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Rescuers search for alternative route to reach two missing in flooded Laos cave
The villagers reportedly entered the cave nearly two weeks ago to look for valuable minerals such as gold before being trapped by a flash flood that blocked their way out. Rescue workers in Laos were searching for an alternative passage into a flooded cave on Monday where two people are believed to have been trapped for nearly two weeks after heavy rainfall flooded the main entrance, making it impassable. The two people remain unaccounted for since a search and rescue operation began last...