Laos cave survivors help with plan to find last two missing men

So far, five men have been freed from the narrow, flooded cave but efforts are ongoing to locate two more.

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So far, five of the seven initially missing have been rescued but it is believed the remaining two men are trapped deeper inside the cave in the mountain area of central Xaysomboun province.

The men, all local villagers, entered the narrow tunnels on 20 May in search of gold but flash floods stopped them from leaving.

On Sunday, a rescuer told AFP that several survivors were giving advice from their hospital room on how to find the remaining men, including descriptions of the deeper part of the cave.

A Laotian rescue group said the men's information on the cave system - which extends deep underground and in some places measures around 50cm (20in) wide - was "considered substantial" and used in preparing a new search plan.