Laos gold hunters growing ‘hungry & weak’ after 9 days in 1,000ft-deep cave – as rescuers describe ‘diving into coffee’

GOLD hunters trapped inside a flooded cave in Laos are growing "hungry and weak" following nine days of hell stuck in a 1,000ft-deep chamber. Rescue workers also described plunging "into coffee" during the gruelling search operation - which also faces the terrifying prospect of collapsing walls. The group of Lao nationals became trapped last week...