Tourists rescued from cable cars
Dozens of tourists, including a 10-year-old child, were rescued on Friday after being trapped in cable cars dangling above the slopes of Mont Blanc in the Alps overnight.
The mountain rescue service in the French city of Chamonix said cables that had become entangled on Thursday were repaired, and the cable cars were able to resume operation on Friday morning. The travelers were brought to Chamonix and the Italian town of Courmayeur.
A series of cable cars got stuck after the cables tangled at 3,600 meters above ground, prompting a major rescue operation. The interior minister said 65 people were rescued on Thursday night, but 45 had to be left overnight after rescue operations were halted because of darkness and rough flight conditions for helicopters.
