Batagram Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 8 people including children were trapped at a height of 900 feet due to the broken ropes of the chairlift, rescue operation is going on.



The rope of the chairlift broke at Pashto in Batagram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in which 6 children and 2 people were trapped.

According to the details, the children were going to their scores through the chairlift when two of the three ropes of the lift broke and the chairlift got stuck at a height of about 900 feet.

Gulfraz, who was trapped in the chairlift, said that 6 children and 2 persons were riding in the chairlift at 6 am, at 7 am the first rope of the chair lift and then the second one broke, the chair lift went one mile and then the first rope broke.

Gulfraz says that we have been waiting for help since morning, there are 8 people in the chairlift, the age of the children in it is between 10 to 13 years.

On the other hand, Zafar Iqbal, a school teacher in the area, says that the students were coming to school by chairlift at 6 in the morning. One child in the chairlift fainted due to fear and later regained consciousness. There are 150 children in this area. Come to school by elevator.

Zafar Iqbal said that a helicopter has arrived to rescue the people trapped in the chairlift, a rescue team has also arrived in the area from Shangla, the helicopter is inspecting near the chairlift.

According to DPO Batagram Sonia Shamroz, all efforts are being made to rescue the people trapped in the lift.

On the other hand, it is being told that due to the air pressure created by the helicopter, there is a risk of breaking the wire that is left alone, the rescue operation from the helicopter will be done very cautiously.