First man rescued from flooded Laos cave after more than a week The first of five men found alive after spending more than a week trapped inside a flooded cave in Laos has been freed. The group had been hunting for gold when they were cut off inside the cavern in an isolated part of the country after flash floods hit on 20 May. Five were discovered alive on Wednesday when rescue divers found them huddled together 300m (984ft) from the cave mouth. Two other men are still missing. On Friday one of the divers put a picture on Facebook showing a man being dragged to safety. The Thai rescue group added: "The first victim has been successfully rescued out of the cave." The rescue in the remote mountain area of central Xaysomboun province has been a race against time. Thunderstorms had been predicted for Friday evening along with rain in 60 per cent of the region. Thai rescue team member Kengkard Bonggawong said on social media: "One person has got out of the cave safely.…