Posted on 08/22/2023 10:17:13 AM PDT by CFW
At least two children have reportedly been rescued from a cable car that has been stuck for several hours over a ravine in Pakistan's north-west.
Members of the military have made several attempts to reach the group of eight, who became stuck when a cable snapped early this morning.
The group was heading to school when it happened, leaving them dangling 274m (900ft) above the ground.
Doctors are at the site to assess those who have been pulled to safety.
The first child was rescued by helicopter, while the second was saved by locals using a zipline, according to rescue officials.
The incident happened at about 07:00 local time (02:00 GMT) on Tuesday near the city of Battagram in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The open cable car is hanging precariously across the Allai valley, now by only one cable.
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I hope they manage to rescue the remainder of the cable car occupants and no one is seriously injured.
Here is another article on the incident. Apparently, there is a teacher with them.
I told those kids to stop jumping up and down on the cable car a thousand times!
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