Islamabad, Pakistan CNN —An urgent rescue effort is underway in Pakistan for eight children and two adults trapped in a chairlift dangling 1,200 feet over a mountainous region in the country’s northwest.
Tanveer Ur Rehman, a local Battagram district official, said rescue efforts were being conducted from the ground due to the height of the chairlift system.
“The chairlift is hanging 1,200 feet (365 meters) above ground,” he said.
The chairlift connects two communities in the region and runs on two cables, one of which snapped, Faizi said.
Many children who live in remote and mountainous parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province rely on cable cars to ferry them to school and back.
Persons:
Bilal Ahmad Faizi, Tanveer Ur Rehman, ”, Faizi, Anwar, Haq Kakar
Organizations:
Pakistan CNN, CNN
Locations:
Islamabad, Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa