Heavy rain is threatening to delay the search for two people still missing in a flooded cave in Laos 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 until pumps can lower the water level.
The seven villagers reportedly entered the cave last week to look for valuable minerals before being trapped by a flash flood that blocked their way out. One other villager escaped and alerted the authorities.
