Pakistan’s military is attempting a daring rescue of seven children and one adult who are trapped in a cable car dangling from a single rope 1,200 feet above a ravine in north-west Pakistan.
The alarm was raised when a chairlift wire snapped as the group were travelling to school in Battagram, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday morning.
The adult stuck in the cable car, a man named Glufaraz, has begged for help through the phone, pleading with authorities: ‘For God’s sake help us.’
Parents have also ‘screamed’ at emergency services to save their children, with reports of ‘complete chaos’ on the ground.
‘One child has fainted due to heat and fear,’ rescue official Shariq Riaz Khattak told Reuters.
Battagram district official Tanveer Ur Rehman said: ‘The chairlift is hanging 1,200 feet (365 meters) above ground.
‘Rescue efforts are impossible without a helicopter, and experienced rescue officials are needed to ensure the rescue goes smoothly.’
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