- Four villagers were successfully evacuated from a flooded cave in Laos after being trapped for 10 days, following the rescue of another person the previous day.
- The rescue operation, involving teams from Laos, Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, France, and Australia, saw the men brought out on stretchers wearing oxygen masks.
- Rescuers navigated treacherous conditions, including narrow, flooded passages and zero-visibility waters, to reach and guide the non-diving villagers to safety.
- The trapped men, who had entered the cave in search of valuable minerals, were supplied with food and water before their extraction.
- Efforts are now focused on draining more water from the cave system and continuing the search for two villagers who remain missing.
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