Reuters —One person was killed and 10 others were injured on Friday in the southern Turkish province of Antalya after a cable car cabin collided with a broken pole, the interior ministry said on Saturday.
Twenty-four cabins were stranded in the air at 5:23 p.m. (14:23 GMT) on Friday.
Sixteen hours later, more than 60 people were still stranded in the remaining nine cabins in the air, the ministry said.
In a statement on social media platform X, the interior ministry said seven helicopters and more than 500 rescue workers were carrying out rescue efforts.
A video released by the interior ministry showed rescue personnel tied to safety ropes climbing into cabins.
Persons:
Memis
Organizations:
Reuters, Emergency Management
Locations:
Turkish, Antalya