Four more rescued from flooded cave

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Updated 11.27 | Published 10.49

 

A still from a video clip shows the first trapped person being pulled from the cave on Friday. Photo: Association Of Volunteers For Lao People/AP/TT

Four more men who have been trapped in a flooded cave in Laos for ten days have been rescued, rescue workers say.

A first man was rescued from the cave on Friday.

The seven trapped people entered the cave system in a remote mountainous area in Xaisomboun province to search for gold, among other things.

They were unable to get out when the entrance was flooded due to bad weather.

International experts have participated in the rescue effort.

The search continues for the two people who are still missing.

The rescue team tells CNN that they are currently assessing the situation and planning the next steps in the rescue effort.