INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
One person was killed and 10 others were injured on Friday in the southern Turkish province of Antalya after a cable car cabin collided with
a broken pole, the interior ministry said on Saturday.Twenty-four cabins were stranded in the air at 5:23 p.m
Sixteen hours later, more than 60 people were still stranded in the remaining nine cabins in the air, the ministry said
One hundred and twelve people had been rescued, Reuters reported. None of the people waiting to be rescued had critical injuries or were in
poor health, Disaster and Emergency Management Authority chairman Okay Memis told reporters at the scene, adding that they aimed to complete
rescue work before sunset.In a statement on social media platform X, the interior ministry said seven helicopters and more than 500 rescue
workers were carrying out rescue efforts.A video released by the interior ministry showed rescue personnel tied to safety ropes climbing
into cabins.According to the information on its website, the cable car has 36 cabins with a capacity of six people each, and it takes an
average of nine minutes to go uphill to the Tunektepe facility with panoramic views of the city of Antalya.The post One killed, 10 injured
in cable car accident in southern Turkey first appeared on Ariana News.
