Terrifying! 8 People Trapped in Pakistan Cable Car for 14 Hours, Passengers Nauseous and Fainting

Dream - Eight cable car passengers in Pakistan were trapped for 14 hours between valleys after one of the ride's cables snapped on Tuesday, August 22, 2023.

The passengers, consisting of six children and two adults, were stranded at a height of 900 feet above a valley in northwest Pakistan before they could be rescued.

The incident began when six children and their two teachers were traveling to school in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.

The cable car usually transports passengers from Btangi village to Jhengarie and vice versa.

However, one of the cable car's cables snapped. They could only wait for rescuers to arrive.

According to CNN, the passengers were rescued on Tuesday morning. The evacuation was carried out using helicopters and zip lines.

However, when night fell, Pakistani authorities halted the helicopter rescue.

Tanveer Ur Rehman, the deputy commissioner of Battagram district, said that strong winds made the evacuation efforts difficult.

Footage from the rescue service captured the horrifying moment when a child jumped from the cable car while holding onto a rope hanging from a helicopter before being flown to safety.

Another video showed local residents and rescue teams using ropes to save the passengers.

During the evacuation process, two students in the cable car were reported to have fainted. One passenger said that the students had not had anything to drink for hours.

In addition, there were reports of children vomiting while waiting for the rescue team. Rescue personnel immediately provided anti-nausea and other medications following the reports.

The interim Prime Minister of Pakistan, Anwaar ul Haq Kakar, reported that all eight passengers have been successfully rescued.

"It is a relief to know that, Alhamdulillah, all the children have been rescued and are safe. Great teamwork by the military, rescue department, district administration, and the local community," he said.

In Pakistan, many children in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province use cable cars to go to school. The region itself is remote and surrounded by mountains.

Some of the cable cars used are poorly maintained and pose a high risk to passengers.

This incident has prompted the Pakistani government to order the immediate cessation of operation for all damaged and unsafe cable cars.

Pakistan Army Aviation helicopter and Special Service Group (SSG) personnel begin rescue operation at #Battagram chair lift incident site

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— Pakistan Armed Forces News 🇵🇰 (@PakistanFauj) August 22, 2023