AceBreakingNews – A family of three and two guides are trapped in a cave in south-western Slovenia after heavy rainfall cut off their exit.

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The three adults and two guides have been stuck in the Križna Jama cave since Saturday, when water levels rose inside and blocked the way out.

Rescue teams said divers had reached the group, moved them to a safe spot made for such emergencies and set up a heated shelter where they would have to wait for water levels to drop.

All five people are fine, said Igor Benko, the head of Slovenia’s Speleological Association.

“They have everything now,” Mr Benko said.

“They have tents, the temperature there is nicer than it is out here. I think it’s around 20 degrees Celsius there.

“They have food and water, they are just waiting so we can pull them out.”

The group entered the cave on early Saturday for a tour of the 8-kilometre system with its chain of underground lakes.

Visitors are only allowed in as part of guided tours.

The cave system can only be accessed by a boat along the Bloščica River that runs through it, STA news agency said.

Mr Benko told the agency the subterranean water levels were expected to start falling soon but it may take a few days for the passage to be safe again.

Thirty-five cave rescuers and eight divers from all over Slovenia are involved in the rescue operation, as are firefighters and members of the civil protection force, according to authorities.

Križna Jama is the fourth-biggest known underground ecosystem in the world in terms of biodiversity, STA added.

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