Five people trapped as rainfall floods cave in Slovenia
- 3 adults and 2 guides on Saturday became trapped after heavy rainfall provoked a rise in water levels within the Krizna Jama (Cross Cave)
- ‘All five are in stable condition,’ civil protection authorities said, adding that rescue teams had delivered a tent, warm clothes, food and medicine
Five people have been trapped in a cave in central Slovenia since Saturday after heavy rains caused flooding, rescuers told a news conference on Sunday.
A family of three adults with two guides had on Saturday morning begun a tourist visit to the Krizna Jama (Cross Cave), some 50 kilometres south of the capital Ljubljana.
The group became trapped on a dry platform after heavy rainfall provoked a steep rise in the water levels within the cave, known for its underground lakes.
A rescue operation was launched after they failed to emerge from cave as scheduled.
Cave divers located them late on Saturday some two kilometres from the entrance to the eight-kilometre-long cave.
“All five are in stable condition,” civil protection authorities said in a statement adding that rescue teams had delivered them overnight a tent, warm clothes, food and medicines.
