Chamonix: 110 people trapped in the gondola of Mont Blanc
Source: BFMTV
A hundred people are trapped in the gondola of the Panoramic Mont Blanc connecting the Aiguille du Midi to Helbronner peak, which rises to 3462 m in the Mont-Blanc. Passengers in thirty eggs. The alarm was raised at 5:25 p.m., learned BFMTV.com confirming a local media.
The High Mountain Gendarmerie Platoon (PGHM) Chamonix is in charge of the evacuation of passengers. Two helicopters of civil security, another private company were mobilized. Italian helicopters are coming as reinforcements.
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http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2016/09/08/approximately-100-people-reported-trapped-on/
Grade A Nightmare Fuel.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)snooper2
(30,151 posts)I'd post a clip but somebody would probably alert on it LOL- GRAPHIC!
Check YouTube for "Frozen Scene Don't Let Her Look"
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)These people are on an enclosed gondola, though, not a ski lift!
snooper2
(30,151 posts)Come on,
B movies are easy to script!
Richard D
(8,776 posts)someone who brought a box of SNAKES ON A GONDOLA!!
BumRushDaShow
(129,525 posts)maxsolomon
(33,400 posts)they had to pull everyone out by helicopter.
NOT. COOL.
hunter
(38,328 posts)mid-air !!!!
Journeyman
(15,041 posts)(This all began at 5:25 pm -- no idea how much light they get there this time of year.)
muriel_volestrangler
(101,367 posts)Close to the equinox, sun sets at about 6pm local time for everyone. France uses daylight savings time, and geographically, would fit GMT better than Central European Time (Hitler put them on CET, and they never came off). So call it 7:30pm.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)It doesn't go up Mont Blanc, but to the adjacent Aguille du Midi.
They are in no danger, but if the thing isn't moving, then there they are.
elleng
(131,129 posts)Glad I didn't ascend when in Chamonix; just had a very good Fondue!
The Green Manalishi
(1,054 posts)I guess you couldn't really beat the view. Definitely something to brag about in years to come..."Oh, when I was stuck in the gondola of the Panoramic Mont Blanc connecting the Aiguille du Midi to Helbronner peak"..... said with a jejune air of world weary amusement
MowCowWhoHow III
(2,103 posts)Forty-five people remain stuck on a series of cable cars high above the glaciers of Mont Blanc in the French Alps, a local official has said.
Georges-Francois Leclerc, the prefect of the Haute-Savoie region, says initially 110 people were trapped, but 65 were airlifted out by helicopters.
The operation was suspended as night fell and will resume in the morning.
The cable cars are at "an altitude of about 3,800m (12,468ft)", officials said. The problem was caused by cables that got crossed for "unknown reasons".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37314026
riversedge
(70,306 posts)FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)Kaleva
(36,354 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,367 posts)The rescue operation was suspended for the night, but water, food and survival blankets were distributed.Initial reports from the French-Italian border suggest strong winds made wires cross over, but this has yet to be confirmed.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3780362/100-tourists-trapped-cable-cars-French-Alps-high-winds-cause-mechanical-failure.html
They've all been safely rescued now.
nitpicker
(7,153 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,373 posts)to the Aiguille-du-Midi, but have never taken the cable cars to Helbrunner. Even from the Aiguille-du-Midi, the view is sensational.
http://www.chamonix.com/aiguille-du-midi-step-into-the-void,80,en.html