still continuing, or whether they are sticking with the helicopter plan, which at this point, has got the first children out. is it plan, which at this point, has got the first children out. the first children out. is it likely that they will the first children out. is it likely that they will change the first children out. is it likely that they will change their - the first children out. is it likely that they will change their plan | the first children out. is it likely - that they will change their plan now that they will change their plan now thatis that they will change their plan now that is getting darker? i that they will change their plan now that is getting darker? that is getting darker? i think it is a case of that is getting darker? i think it is a case of throwing that is getting darker? i think it is a case of throwing everything that is getting darker? i think it i is a case of throwing everything at this. we have seen crowds at the theme, authorities there,
that the helicopters. as much as they are part of the rescue operation, the helicopters are a challenge. some of the additional wind that the rotors on the helicopter create, can also be problematic in that very precarious and delicate rescue operation. if you re just and delicate rescue operation. if you rejustjoining us on bbc news we can tell you now that for children have been rescued from the helicopter in pakistan. we got that confirmation from the central secretary of information from the pakistan s peoples party. i spoke to him earlier today. just a reminder that cable cars are used quite often in pakistan, especially in remote mountainous areas. you can see on the map there. this cable car was
rescue efforts. a very mountainous area and actually in these areas cable cars are used every day by many children to make what would be a very long and difficultjourney a quick one. so these children use the cable car to get to school every day. this is not the first time questions have been raised over safety in pakistan when it comes to travelling by cable car. of course there will be questions now asked again about whether this method of transport is regulated properly, whether there are proper safety measures as well. but let s close this hour out by looking at these incredible dramatic pictures here coming into us from pakistan. where we have not been told by the army in the country there that five people have been rescued. there are now three people who remain in that cable car and all hopes are that they will also be rescued soon. you
so that s an account from witnesses on the ground. let s take a closer look at the area. battagram is a town in the district of allai, pakistan s northern khyber pakhtunkhwa province. it s a mountainous area, which isn t well connected by road so cable cars are a neccessity. the village where the eight people were coming from is jangri, the school they were heading to, is located in the village of batangi. it takes two hours walk to reach the school from that valley. with the cable car, it s just four minutes. the mountainous terrain has also made it difficult for rescuers to easily respond. these will be even more complex now, as night falls. we got the latest on the operation. finally some good news after more than ten hours. it was early morning