Rescuers race to free seven trapped in flooded Laos cave
Rescue teams are working intensively to free seven people trapped in a flooded cave in Laos. Among the rescuers are experts who helped free a teen football team from a Thai cave in 2018.
Rescue teams in Laos are racing against time to free seven people trapped in a flooded cave. Rising water levels have emerged as the main factor complicating the rescue effort.
According to the BBC, the rescue team includes some of the experts who helped free a teen football team and their coach from Thailand's Tham Luang cave in 2018. That operation drew worldwide attention at the time.
Officials said work was continuing to reach those trapped and to secure a safe route for evacuation. Details of the operation are based on official statements and the BBC's reporting.
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