Rescue operation under way since over hours to retrieve people trapped in a cable car children rescued so far . Six people still stuck inside the chairlift passengers were stranded thousands of feet above the ground when two wires of the cable car snapped .
Zipline experts and other civil and military experts and local cable operators are on the spot and helping us in the rescue operation . Food and drinks are being supplied to the stranded people via a small chairlift dolly . The incident occurred in the Allai tehsil early morning estimated between am and am when six students and two locals were on the way to school .
The cable car is dangling in the middle of a deep ravine surrounded by towering mountains and a rocky surface along with the Jhangri river beneath it . State broadcaster PTV News reported that the aerial operation had been called off due to night and weather conditions but rescue efforts through alternative means were ongoing .
The operation is suspended due to poor visibility and that the operation is now under way . The rescue operation is called off after the evening of Tuesday evening . The first child was rescued with the help of a rope that was hooked onto the belt he was wearing by the Pakistan Air Force and the National Disaster Management Authority estimated it to be at the height at which the passengers are not yet clear .
A Dawn.com correspondent at the site saw area locals preparing to launch a rescue attempt from on ground. The procedure involved a rescuer sliding on a rope to approach the rescuer was described as ‘quite risky. The helicopter pilot and rescuers have to be cautious of the rescuers.
The rescuer and rescuer have to have to … be careful of the helicopter. The operation was described by the rescurries.
