Laos

From the zoo to the mountains: A Singaporean’s quest to rescue bears in Laos

Singaporean Karthiriish Chandra helping to load a bear, rescued from an illegal bile farm in Laos, onto a truck.

Rescuers halt search for last two men lost in Laos cave

Two men being hugged after they were rescued from a semi-submerged cave in Laos' central Xaysomboun province on May 30.

Survivors advise rescuers in search for last two stuck in Laos cave

The search for the last two on May 31 was focused on a tight, inundated passage believed to lie beyond the area where the five survivors were found.

Rescuers free 4 more men trapped in semi-submerged Laos cave

The Thailand Rescue Diver Facebook page said in a post that “rescue officials were able to bring out four more people trapped” at about 3.10pm on May 30.

Rescuers pull four from flooded cave in Laos, two still missing

Rescue divers share the equipment usage guidelines with people trapped inside a cave during their rescue mission in Xaisomboun Province, Laos, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on May 30, 2026. Norrased Palasing/via REUTERS

Laos cave survivors ate wooden gold-panning trays to stay alive

Health and rescue experts generally warn that people should not treat such actions as safe or advisable outside an emergency survival situation.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, May 30, 2026

FILE PHOTO: A pump jack operates near a crude oil reserve in the Permian Basin oil field near Midland, Texas, U.S. February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Eli Hartman/File Photo

Rescuers free one of seven men trapped in Laos cave

Seven men had been trapped in the cavern in a remote mountainous area of central Xaysomboun province since May 20.

Specialist divers head to Laos to join ‘extremely challenging’ cave rescue

Rescue workers gather to discuss plans to rescue people trapped in a cave, in Xaisomboun Province, Laos, in this handout image released on May 29.

Rescuers in Laos say more oxygen needed to save 7 people trapped in cave

Members of a rescue team work to save seven people trapped in a cave in Xaisomboun province, Laos.

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