Rescue teams are searching for an alternative passage into a flooded cave in Xaisomboun province, Laos, where two people are believed to have been trapped for nearly two weeks. The main entrance was made impassable by heavy rainfall. Rescuers are pumping water out of the cave and looking for air shafts from above that may provide access into the cave.
This video grab provided by Metta Tham Rescue Kalasin, shows rescuers evacuating the first of five villagers, center, who had been trapped in a cave in Xaisomboun province, Laos , Friday, May 29, 2026.
In this image released by Metta Tham Rescue Kalasin, rescuers try to reach people who have been trapped in a cave in Xaisomboun province, Laos, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. This image released by Metta Tham Rescue Kalasin, Rescuers evacuate the first of five villagers, center, who had been trapped in a cave in Xaisomboun province, Laos, Friday, May 29, 2026.
This video grab provided by the Association Of Volunteers For Lao People, shows rescuers evacuating the first of five villagers, center, who had been trapped in a cave in Xaisomboun province, Laos, Friday, May 29, 2026.
searched Monday for an alternative passage into a flooded cave where two people are believed to have been trapped for nearly two weeks after heavy rainfall flooded the main entrance, making it impassable.began last month in a rugged area of Xaisomboun province, about 120 kilometers north of the capital, Vientiane. Five of the seven people initially trapped inside the caveMalaysian diver Lee Kian Lie, who is involved in the operation, said workers were pumping water out of the cave.
“We will go into the suspected area to continue the search if the water level is lowered,” he told The Associated Press. Another team of rescuers is also looking around the other side of the cave in hopes of finding a dry passage that could provide access to the area where the missing people are believed to be trapped, he said. Rescue teams from Laos and neighboring Thailand have been working together for more than a week.
They were joined by divers from countries including Finland, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia, France and Australia. Laos's Rescue Volunteer for People group posted on its Facebook page that heavy rain caused “massive amounts of water” to flow down into the area, forcing them to suspend operations on Sunday night. Kengkaj Bongkawong, head of the Thai group Metta Tham Rescue Kalasin, said that the workers are also looking for air shafts from above that may provide access into the cave.
Rescuers believe the two missing people are trapped deeper inside the cave than the location where the five survivors wereThe villagers reportedly entered the cave nearly two weeks ago to look for valuable minerals such as gold before being trapped by a flash flood that blocked their way out. One other villager escaped and alerted the authorities. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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