Four villagers have emerged safely from a flooded cave system in Laos after crawling to safety during a break in the rain, while rescue efforts continue for two remaining missing miners. The survivors are providing valuable information about the cave network from their hospital beds, including details about potential air pockets deeper in the system near gold deposits. Rescue crews face increasingly dangerous conditions as they search for the final two men, with concerns about depleted oxygen levels, CO2 buildup from limestone, lethal bat guano pathogens, and approaching storms threatening the operation.

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