developments in pakistan. a senior local official has told bbc news that rescuers in the north of the country have managed to free four children who were trapped in a cable car dangling hundreds of feet above the ground. this vision shared by reuters shows the moment the first rescue effort was made you can see the helicopter there and then a closer look, a rope connected. the group were on their way to school when a rope snapped, leaving the cable car dangling hundreds of metres above a river bed in a remote valley. let s hear from one witness at the scene. translation: it is a sad and unfortunate incident, happening at seven in the morning when children were going to school. a string broke. so far, four helicopters made an attempt. a special unit is coming and a local rescue team are on standby. we are trying but don t want to take 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
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 used to transport children from the village that they lived in to the school that they go to. that is when tragedy struck earlier today. as the rescue continues there is a challenge because the sun has now set. it is dark now, it is evening and that remains a huge challenge. no
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