Hundreds of tourists are stranded in Gulmarg’s high-altitude cable cars after a technical snag halts operations and freezes gondolas mid-journey, according to multiple reports. The incident involves dozens of gondolas (with one outlet citing 65 gondolas), and panic spreads among passengers as the cable car system stops. One report states that around 300 tourists are affected, while another describes “hundreds” of tourists being stuck. A rescue operation begins soon after the stoppage and continues for several hours. The weather is reported to turn inclement during the incident, with strong winds and rain lashing Gulmarg, adding to the difficulty of the operation. Emergency responders including SDRF and NDRF, along with the army and CRPF, are deployed to carry out the rescues. One outlet says 15 SDRF teams participate, and the operation lasts over four hours. The cable car is described as Asia’s highest, and officials attribute the halt to a technical issue that may involve a system overload. By the time of the reports, many tourists are said to be rescued from the gondolas.
Gulmarg cable car technical snag strands and later rescues over 300 tourists
Hundreds of tourists are stranded in Gulmarg’s high-altitude cable cars after a technical snag halts operations and freezes gondolas mid-journey, according to multiple reports. The incident involves d...
- Hundreds of tourists become stuck in Gulmarg’s high-altitude cable car gondolas after a technical snag halts the system.
- Reports describe the incident affecting dozens of gondolas, including 65 gondolas in one account.
- Rescues take place over several hours; one report says the operation lasts more than four hours.
- Responders from multiple agencies are involved, including SDRF, NDRF, and support from the army and CRPF.
- Some accounts note worsening weather during the rescue, including strong winds and rain.
Panic gripped the tourists stranded in 65 gondolas after a technical slag, even as the weather turned inclement, with strong winds and rains lashing Gulmarg; the rescue operation lasted over four hours; 15 SDRF teams were deployed
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