Eight kids and two adults are urgently being rescued in Pakistan from a chairlift suspended 1,200 feet above a mountainous area.
According to rescue official Bilal Ahmad Faizi, the youngsters were on their way to school in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region when one of the chairlift's wires broke around 9 a.m. local time on Tuesday.
Due to the height of the chairlift system, according to local official Tanveer Ur Rehman of the Battagram district, rescue efforts are being carried out from the ground.
He stated, "The chairlift is suspended 1,200 feet (365 meters) above ground." Without a helicopter, rescue efforts are impossible, and skilled rescue personnel are required to ensure the rescue is successful.
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According to a statement received by CNN, the nation's emergency management agency has asked for help from helicopters to rescue the stranded passengers.
The chairlift, which connects two nearby settlements, relies on two wires, one of which failed, according to Faizi.
Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar, the interim prime minister of Pakistan, has directed that all "dilapidated and non-compliant chairlifts" close right away.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, many kids who live in isolated, mountainous areas rely on cable cars to get them to and from school. Some of these need to receive regular maintenance and might be a dangerous mode of transportation.
