2 miners still missing in Laos cave, rescued 5 doing well
Matt Gutman reports on the ongoing efforts to locate two gold miners missing in a Laos cave, and the jubilation for the five who have made their way out. Source link
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4 more Laos miners freed from cave after being trapped for 10 days, rescuers say
Four more Laos miners who were trapped in a cave for 10 days were freed, rescuers say, while two remain missing. Source link
Four more Laos gold miners rescued from cave where they spent 10 days trapped
Rescue workers in Laos said that four more gold miners who have spent more than a week trapped in a flooded cave have been rescued, one day after another man was successfully freed in a dangerous operation. Rescue Volunteer for People, an organization in Laos, said on Facebook that the water level inside the cave … Read more
Now that divers found 5 gold miners trapped in Laos, how will they get out?
After a grueling search, a team of elite divers found several gold miners trapped inside a mine in the Southeast Asian nation of Laos. Matt Gutman reports on the hardest part: getting them out. Source link
5 miners found alive inside flooded Laos cave, 2 remain missing, rescuers say
Five of the seven miners who were trapped in a flooded cave in central Laos have been rescued, but two remain missing, according to rescuers. CBS News’ Ramy Inocencio reports. Source link
Diver who helped save soccer team in Thailand holds out hope miners trapped in Laos cave are still alive
In pitch-black tunnels in a remote mine in central Laos, rescuers are risking their lives to save seven miners who have been trapped for a week. “We haven’t found them, but the operation is escalating a lot, and we have high hopes that they are still alive,” Mikko Paasi, a Thai-based Finnish diver who was … Read more
Massive 11,000-carat ruby unearthed by miners, Myanmar says
Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-battered Southeast Asian nation, state media reported Friday. The ruby, measuring 11,000 carats and 4.8 pounds, was unearthed near the town of Mogok, in the upper Mandalay region, the heartland of the lucrative … Read more