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
special unit is coming, and the local rescue team are there. we don t want to take any chances. 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 to 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. live now to islamabad. we can speak to bbc