Rescuers search flooded Laos cave after five escape (opens in new tab)

Rescue teams in central Laos continued searching a flooded cave on Sunday for two men still missing after five villagers were freed after 10 days underground in Xaysomboun province, about 120 kilometers north of Vientiane. The group entered the cave to look for gold or other valuable minerals before flash flooding blocked the exit; one villager escaped earlier and alerted authorities that seven others remained inside. Four men emerged Saturday after days of pumping lowered the water level, a ...