Five Miners Are Rescued After Week Trapped in Flooded Laos Cave

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Lean Left: 3 (NBC News — Top, World news | The Guardian, NYT — World); Center: 1 (The Sydney Morning Herald).

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11 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 21 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 6 lean left, 4 centre.

Lean left · 6Centre · 4

▪ 5 villagers trapped in flooded Laos cave freed after 10-day ordeal — South China Morning Post
▪ Four more men freed from flooded Laos cave in hazardous rescue mission — The Guardian — World
▪ Four more men freed from flooded Laos cave after 10 days — BBC News — World
▪ Four more Laos gold miners rescued from flooded cave — CBS News — Top
▪ Four more men rescued after more than a week trapped in a flooded cave in Laos — NBC News — World
▪ First survivor rescued from flooded cave in Laos — Al Jazeera English
▪ First of five survivors rescued from flooded Laos cave — ABC News (Australia)
▪ First survivor rescued from Laos cave — The Sydney Morning Herald
▪ First of trapped men rescued from flooded Laos cave — World news | The Guardian
▪ Man rescued after more than a week trapped in flooded cave in Laos — NBC News — Top

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Original publisher	NYT — World
Canonical URL	https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/world/asia/laos-cave-rescue-four.html
Publication time	Sat, 30 May 2026 11:56:37 +0000
Retrieval time	2026-05-30T12:05:30.762Z
Last seen	2026-05-30T12:05:33.389Z
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