A cable car carrying six children and two adults dangled hundreds of feet above the ground in a remote part of Pakistan after it broke. Rescuers have arrived in helicopters to try to free them.
In this image taken from video, a cable car carrying six children and two adults dangles hundreds of feet above the ground in the remote Battagram district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on Tuesday. A rescue mission is underway.In this image taken from video, a cable car carrying six children and two adults dangles hundreds of feet above the ground in the remote Battagram district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on Tuesday. A rescue mission is underway.
Relatives of those trapped prayed while anxiously watching the operation unfold. The rescue has also transfixed Pakistanis across the country who crowded around televisions in offices, shops, restaurants and hospitals. One of the cables snapped while the eight people were crossing a river canyon in Battagram district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The children had been on their way to school, and villagers frequently use cable cars to get around Pakistan's mountainous regions. But the cars are often poorly maintained and every year people die or are injured while traveling in them.
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