Heavy rains delay search for 2 people still missing in Laos cave

BANGKOK — Heavy rains threatened to delay the search for two people missing in a flooded cave in Laos on Sunday, after the rescue of five other people who were trapped underground for over a week. Finnish diver Mikko Paasi, one of the first international rescuers to arrive at the site, told The Associated Press that rains had filled the cave up to the second chamber, preventing divers from entering the cave until pumps can lower the water level. Making the situation even more difficult, a drainage pump broke down, said fellow diver Yoshitaka Isaji of Japan. READ: Laos: Rescuers […]... Keep on reading: Heavy rains delay search for 2 people still missing in Laos cave

Original source: Philippine Daily Inquirer