Six children and two adults were suspended inside a cable car dangling over a deep Pakistani valley on Tuesday, as a military helicopter hovered nearby.
The children were using the chairlift to cross the valley to get to school when a cable broke at a height of up to 1,200 feet (about 365 metres) midway through its journey in a remote, mountainous part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
“For God’s sake help us,” Gulfraz, a man stuck in the cable car, told Pakistan television channel Geo News by phone, confirming eight people were on board
Watch: Six children are among 8 people trapped inside a cable car dangling at about 275 meters above ground in Pakistan’s #Battagram valley, according to local reports. A major rescue operation with helicopters is underway.#Pakistan pic.twitter.com/sP8E6s6M46
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) August 22, 2023
Allai Assistant Commissioner Jawad Hussain said two helicopters belonging to the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Air Force are at the site. The operation is being conducted by the armed forces' special unit.#International #Pakistan #CableCar #Stuck https://t.co/3ej4pqgO4Q
— The Daily Star (@dailystarnews) August 22, 2023
Been going on for hours now ..
A rescue operation is underway as eight people, including six children, are stranded in a cable car around 900 feet above the ground after a cable snapped in Battagram, Pakistan.
#accident pic.twitter.com/V1PhUJq7BS
— World Times (@WorldTimesWT) August 22, 2023
h/t A Deplorable Neanderthal