One individual has died, 17 have been injured and 171 others have been trapped after the collapse this Friday of a cable car cable on the outskirts of the (*17*) metropolis of Antalya, in the southwest of the nation.
Apparently one of the cabins collided with one of the posts that holds the cable by means of which it ran, inflicting its eight occupants to fall into the void.
The Minister of the Interior of Turkey, Ali Yerlikaya, reported this Saturday that the rescue troops, who’ve labored all through the evening, have already managed to take away 137 folks of 19 of the 24 cable vehicles which have been affected, a steadiness that has additionally been confirmed by the (*17*) Minister of Health, Fahrettin Koca.
The rescue work They contain 4 helicopters from the Coast Guard Command and three helicopters from the Gendarmerie General Command.
Up to the area they’ve additionally been assigneds 607 search personnel and rescue, eight helicopters, a army cargo airplane, 113 autos, six ambulances and drones.
The minister has additionally promised that an investigation might be opened to make clear the causes of the tower’s collapse.
