their way to school, left dangling over a ravine after an overhead line snapped. pakistani military helicopters circling above lowering commandos by rope but trying not to shake the car with the force of their rotors. cable cars are a common way to travel in remote areas with poor roads, and with crowds gathering below, one man making a frantic call to local tv from on board the car. it s a matter of human life, he said. the authority should rescue all of us as soon as possible and then on the helicopter s third pass, success. this student stepping off the car and lifted to safety. the choppers forced to land when the sun set, but locals and rescue teams working in the darkness using improvised pulleys to get everyone else to safety. when the helicopter operation could not go on in the dark, i
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 the situation worse. on the ground, frustration. this man said that his brother and son were inside the car. translation: doesn t - the government have enough resources to save the lives of these innocent children? if the government is so helpless, then it should seek help from another country. local tv managed to speak to one man inside the cable
car and are now safely back on, back on firm ground- on firm ground. caroline davies there with on firm ground. caroline davies there with her on firm ground. caroline davies there with her instant - on firm ground. caroline davies there with her instant reaction l on firm ground. caroline davies. there with her instant reaction to that rescue, we have dusted off the report, let s play it off for you. hanging over a perilous drop with just a rope to safety. as an army helicopter hovers over the cable car, a leap, then swept away to safety as the crowd cheers. this was the moment many hoped for, the first rescue after hours. makeshift cable cars are common in the rural mountains of pakistan, taking minutes over ravines whilst roads take hours. children were on their way to school when one cable snapped. at first, army helicopters couldn t rescue them. buffeted by winds, scared the downwash from the blades could make the situation worse. on the ground, frustration. after the first r
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