Dozens of tourists have been rescued after being trapped overnight in small cable cars dangling above the slopes of Mont Blanc in the Alps. Five rescuers stayed overnight in the cable cars and provided blankets, food and water to help weather the chilly night-time conditions. The Vallée Blanche cable car runs during the summer season, when large numbers of climbers and tourists flock to the area. Another series of cable cars takes skiers and visitors to the top of the Aiguille de Midi year-round. The incident comes five years after about 40 people were stuck for nearly seven hours on the Grande-Motte cable car in the south-eastern French Alps after it broke down.

Source: The Guardian September 09, 2016 12:56 UTC