On Friday night, rescuers in Laos evacuated the first of five villagers who have been trapped in a cave for more than a week by floodwaters. Divers found the five people on Wednesday. Rescue workers have to extricate them and find two other people, who are still missing. Story by Nicholas Rushworth.
Trapped in a cave for a week: Rescuers in Laos evacuate first of five villagers
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Fri 14:51 - PBS
Rescuers evacuate the first of 5 villagers found trapped in a cave in Laos; 2 still missing - PBS
Fri 17:38 - NBC News
Video shows first of five men trapped in Laos cave rescued - NBC News
Fri 18:21 - BBC Headlines
First of five men found alive in flooded Laos cave rescued
Fri 18:21 - BBC
First of five men found alive in flooded Laos cave rescued - BBC
Fri 18:50 - AP News
Rescuers evacuate the first of 5 villagers found trapped in a cave in Laos; 2 still missing - AP News
Fri 20:28 - Los Angeles Times
Rescuers evacuate the first of 5 villagers found trapped in a cave in Laos; 2 still missing - Los Angeles Times
Fri 20:31 - DW All
Laos: First villager rescued from flooded cave
Fri 20:31 - DW Top
Laos: First villager rescued from flooded cave
Fri 21:44 - Reuters
Rescuers pull first trapped person from flooded Laos cave - Reuters
Fri 22:06 - The Detroit News
Watch the moment rescuers pull out first trapped person from flooded Laos cave - The Detroit News
Sat 00:04 - Al Jazeera English
First survivor rescued from flooded cave in Laos
Sat 00:04 - Al Jazeera
First survivor rescued from flooded cave in Laos - Al Jazeera
Sat 01:30 - The Guardian
First of trapped men rescued from flooded Laos cave - The Guardian
Sat 03:33 - dw.com
Laos: First villager rescued from flooded cave - dw.com
Sat 07:31 - WOWK 13 News
Rescuers work to free 4 men who remain trapped in flooded Laos cave and search for 2 still missing - WOWK 13 News
Sat 08:32 - Sky News (UK)
Four people trapped in flooded cave in Laos pulled to safety
Sat 08:55 - Aftenposten (NO)
Four men rescued from flooded cave in Laos after ten days
Sat 09:27 - France 24
Trapped in a cave for a week: Rescuers in Laos evacuate first of five villagers - France 24
Sat 09:34 - DW Top
Laos: Five people rescued from flooded cave
Sat 09:34 - DW All
Laos: Five people rescued from flooded cave
Sat 09:50 - BBC Headlines
Four more men freed from flooded Laos cave after 10 days
Sat 10:16 - France 24
Trapped in a cave for a week: Rescuers in Laos evacuate first of five villagers