Rescue Volunteer for People is in the news due to Laos cave rescue: five survivors found, two missing; Thai volunteers aiding with oxygen and divers. Key group led by local volunteers, fresh on-the-ground reaction.
Five villagers have been found alive in a flooded cave in Laos’s Xaisomboun province, with two others still missing. Heavy rain triggered a landslide and blocked the exit, trapping seven people who entered the cave on May 19 in pursuit of gold. Thai rescue teams and divers continue to pump water and explore air shafts as rescuers race to reach the remaining captives.
Five Lao nationals have been located and are alive inside a central Laos cave after a landslide blocked their exit during a gold-seeking expedition. Thai volunteers are assisting; two others remain unaccounted for as rescue efforts continue.