Flash floods trapped 11 people, including four French citizens Monday in a huge bat-infested cave in western Romania.
Two were later rescued and authorities said there was no danger to the remaining nine.
A spokeswoman for the local emergency services, Alina Marescu, said that most of those stranded in the cave by the flood that came after torrential rain on Monday afternoon were aged 15-17. She said two people were later rescued.
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Two of those trapped by the water were experienced speleologists, or those who study caves, Marescu said.
The lake at the entrance to the Huda lui Papara cave in Romania. Photo: Tourism Romania
Another emergency spokeswoman, Mihaela Albu, told Mediafax private news agency that the remaining nine were not in any danger.
