Chakkit Taengtang
Coverage of Chakkit Taengtang in the Nexus archive.
- Rescuers free 4 men who had been trapped in a flooded Laos cave, search for 2 still missing
Four villagers trapped in a flooded cave in Laos for 10 days were successfully rescued, while two remain missing. International rescue teams, including those from Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, and others, assisted in the operation, which involved divers delivering supplies and evacuating survivors.
- Rescuers evacuate the first of 5 villagers found trapped in a cave in Laos; 2 still missing
Rescuers in Laos have evacuated the first of five villagers trapped in a flooded cave for over a week, with four others awaiting evacuation and two still missing. International teams from Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, and France are assisting in the operation, which faces challenges from rainstorms and narrow, flooded cave passages. Villagers entered the cave to search for minerals before being trapped by flash flooding.