Rescuers race to save two people still trapped in cave in Laos
Rescuers face heavy rains, equipment failures in search for two people trapped in central Laos cave by flash floods.

Rescuers face heavy rains, equipment failures in search for two people trapped in central Laos cave by flash floods.

![Rescuers gather after evacuating villagers trapped for more than a week in a flooded cave in Xaisomboun province, Laos. [Association of Volunteers for Lao People via AP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AP26150329646537-1780149251.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)






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