Six children and two teachers are trapped at a depth of 365 meters due to a broken cable car in Pakistan.

Four out of seven children have already been rescued, the country’s Armed Forces say. Helicopter rescue work continued for about 12 hours until night fell on the spot.

This was reported to the agency by Muzaffar Khan, a representative of the Battagram district administration. Reuters that there were seven students and one teacher on board instead of the previously reported six students and two teachers.

In accordance with CNN International, Young people between the ages of 10 and 16 were walking to school around 7 am (around 3 am in Portugal) 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, make rescue work difficult. 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.