Rescuers pull four people trapped in flooded cave in Laos, Thai rescuers say

Rescue divers share the equipment usage guidelines with people trapped inside a cave during their rescue mission in Xaisomboun Province, Laos, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on May 30, 2026. Norrased Palasing/via REUTERS

BANGKOK, ⁠May 30 (Reuters) - Rescuers ⁠pulled four people trapped ‌in a flooded cave in Laos, Thai ​rescuers said on ⁠Saturday.

The operation ⁠comes hours after another ⁠man ‌was rescued from ⁠the flooded cave on ​Friday ‌night.

The five people rescued ⁠are ​among seven Lao nationals who ⁠had entered the cave ​in Xaisomboun province to prospect for ⁠gold, but their exit was blocked, leaving them trapped ​for more ⁠than a week.

(Reporting ​by Panu ‌Wongcha-um and Panarat ​Thepgumpanat; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)