Six children and two teachers are stranded on a 274m high cable car in a mountainous region of Pakistan. Rescue work will take place on Tuesday.
Initially, it was reported that eight children were detained, but a new update revealed that there were actually six of them, aged between 10 and 16, according to the data. BBC.
According to the agency, the cable car is suspended at a height of 274 meters above the ground. Reuters.
In accordance with CNN International, the children were walking to school when one of the cables of the cable car broke.
National Disaster Management Authority of Pakistan (NDMA), quoted by BBChe added, two Pakistani army helicopters moved into place for rescue work.
Weather conditions, namely gusts of wind, complicate the rescue operation. Moreover, the rotation of the helicopter blades According to the report, this jeopardizes the stability of the cable car. from the officers of Operation Sharik Riaz Khattak to the agency Reuters.
The same officer reported that one of the children “fainted from fear and heat.” It is about a 16-year-old boy suffering from a heart attack.
Pakistan’s Acting Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar expressed concern in a message posted on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
“I have instructed the authorities to conduct security checks on all private stair lifts and ensure their safe operation and use,” he wrote.
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