the group were on their way to school in the north west of the country when a cable snapped, trapping them hundreds of metres in the air as rescuers battled high winds to bring them to safety. our pakistan correspondent caroline davies reports. shouting. through the darkness and forest, the sight the crowds had been hoping, waiting and praying for strapped to the cable, the final rescue, waiting arms and shouts of god is great. 15 hours earlier, the children were taking the cable car to school when a cable snapped. makeshift cable cars are common in the rural mountains of pakistan, taking minutes over ravines while roads take hours. at first, army helicopters couldn t rescue them, buffeted by winds, scared the downwash from the blades could make
was called off because of night six children had been on their way to school with two adults in a remote mountainous region in the north of the country when two cables snapped. our pakistan correspondent caroline davies reports. maybe sorry, i don t think we have that report. let me fill in the details for you, all six children and two adults were rescued. here are the pictures here of the last people being brought back, caroline davies talked to us a short while ago about that report. six. davies talked to us a short while ago about that report. six children and two adults ago about that report. six children and two adults have ago about that report. six children and two adults have now- ago about that report. six children and two adults have now been - ago about that report. six children - and two adults have now been brought safely back down. now this is obviously we are running in quickly to tell you this because we ve literallyjust heard this news
the number of casualties will rise. our pakistan correspondent caroline davies reports. twisted, contorted and thrown off the tracks. derailed so violent lee, some carriages flipped on their side. inside were passengers travelling from karachi to rawalpindi. locals arrived before the army and rescue services. translation: i was sitting in my shop, suddenly - there was a huge bang. we were all stunned. we immediately thought an accident had taken place. we started running and when we arrived here we saw the train accident had happened. we pulled out bodies and wounded people from the wreckage. passers by clambered over wreckage carefully guiding survivors out through windows and down over mangled metal. other passengers did not walk away. local hospitals declared an emergency as tens of injured began arriving.
of nigeriens believing since 1960 independence, france has had a stronghold on niger, both economically and politically, and they say that france has not helped in any way to curb the islamist and jihadist operations in that part of the sahel region so they believe it was time for a change, to see if the military would bring the much desired change but on the flipside of things, civil society groups and some other private individuals also believe they want democracy to continue as it would offer them a freedom of expression and their human rights would be protected. rescue teams in southern pakistan are continuing to search for the survivors of a rail disaster which has killed at least 30 people. police say 100 passengers were injured when an express train derailed in sindh province and there are fears the number of casualties will rise. 0ur pakistan correspondent
since 1960 independence, france has had a stronghold on niger, both economically and politically, and they say that france has not helped in any way to curb the islamist and jihadist operations in that part of the sahel region so, they believe it was time for a change, to see if the military would bring the much desired change. but on the flip side of things, civil society groups and some other private individuals also believe that they want democracy to continue, as it would offer them a freedom of expression and their human rights would be protected. rescue teams in southern pakistan are continuing to search for the survivors of a rail disaster which has killed at least 30 people. police say 100 passengers were injured when an express train derailed in sindh province, and there are fears the number of casualties will rise. 0ur pakistan correspondent caroline davies reports.