One person rescued from flooded cave in Laos

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Published 16.43

 

Rescuers in the cave where seven people are trapped in Laos. The picture is of rescuers descending into the cave on Friday. Photo: Metta Tham Rescue Kalasin Via AP/TT

One of the seven people who have been trapped inside a flooded cave in Laos for more than a week has been rescued.

Earlier, rescue services have made contact with five of the trapped.

“The first person has been successfully rescued from the cave,” the Thai rescue team, which is assisting in the operation, wrote on social platforms on Friday.

The trapped men entered the cave system to search for gold, but became trapped when torrential rain flooded the cave entrance.

International specialists have been called in to help with the rescue effort.