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        "msgid": "five-of-seven-trapped-in-laos-flooded-cave-found-alive-1779922269",
        "date": "2026-05-28 04:50:00",
        "title": "Five of Seven Trapped in Laos Flooded Cave Found Alive",
        "author": "Thalatie Kaprina Yani",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Mining",
        "summary": "Five villagers trapped in a flooded cave in Laos have been found alive after a week-long ordeal, but evacuation remains challenging. The rescue operation, reminiscent of Thailand's 2018 cave rescue, involves navigating treacherous underwater passages and narrow crevices. Authorities are now focusing on delivering supplies before attempting the difficult extraction of all seven victims.",
        "content": "<p>Five of seven villagers trapped in a flooded cave in Laos have been\nfound alive on Wednesday. The divers located the five villagers in a\ndeep underground chamber in Xaisomboun province, central Laos. The group\nhad been trapped for a week after heavy rain triggered flash floods that\nblocked the cave\u2019s exit. The emotional moment was captured on video\nshowing rescuers reaching the victims. The dramatic rescue operation has\ndrawn comparisons to the 2018 Thai cave rescue of a youth football team.\nAlthough found, the villagers remain trapped in the underground chamber\nas rescuers continue searching for the two missing individuals. \u2018Five\npeople have been found alive. The search continues for the remaining\ntwo,\u2019 wrote Thai diver Kengkad Bongkawong on his Facebook account at\n16:30 local time. The local Laotian rescue group, Rescue Volunteer for\nPeople, confirmed the five were \u2018alive and safe\u2019. Mikko Paasi, a Finnish\ndiver involved in the operation, expressed relief but cautioned that the\nstruggle was far from over. \u2018The task so far has been extremely\nchallenging and everyone involved has done an incredible job,\u2019 Paasi\nwrote on Instagram. However, he added that this was \u2018only a brief\nrelief\u2019 as the evacuation process still lay ahead. \u2018Everyone is in good\nhealth and spirits, but the extraction process remains ahead and it\nwon\u2019t be easy,\u2019 he said. Paasi and other divers are now tasked with\nreturning to deliver supplies to help the victims regain strength before\nevacuation. Video footage shows the villagers reported no injuries but\nwere physically weakened and severely hungry. The evacuation process is\nexpected to be extremely challenging. To reach the victims, rescuers\nmust navigate a 340-metre-long tunnel largely submerged in water and\npitch black. At some points, the cave passages are extremely narrow\u2014just\n23 inches (58 cm) wide\u2014forcing divers to remove their scuba gear to\nsqueeze through. The all-male group entered the cave last Wednesday to\nsearch for gold. However, severe weather turned the cave into a deadly\nwater trap. Fortunately, they survived by taking refuge on a high ledge\nwith continuous airflow. Over 100 people are reported to be involved in\nthe operation, including 15 experienced divers who previously assisted\nin Thailand\u2019s cave rescue.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/five-of-seven-trapped-in-laos-flooded-cave-found-alive-1779922269",
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