Tag: Turkey

The 800-mile Eastern Express route from Ankara to Kars careers through gorges and steppe — just don’t forget to book a seat

Nearly 200 people were left stranded in midair after a deadly cable car accident in southern Turkey. NBC News’ Dana Griffin has more on the dramatic video showing helicopters and rescue crews working …

(ISTANBUL) — The last of 174 people stranded in cable cars high above a mountain in southern Turkey were brought to safety Saturday, nearly 23 hours after one pod hit a pole and burst open, killing …

Turkey and rescued nearly 24 hours after one pod hit a pole and burst open, killing one person and injuring several others when they plummeted to the rocks below.

A cable car cabin collided with a broken pole on Friday evening, killing one person and injuring 10 others. Dozens of passengers were stranded in mid-air overnight. Footage released by the Turkish …

One person is dead, at least 10 more were injured and dozens are trapped high above ground on Saturday after an accident on a mountainous cable car in Southern Turkey.

More than 40 people remain stranded in cable cars, 19 hours after one pod hit a pole and burst open, killing one person and injuring seven.

Rescuers used cranes, helicopters and ropes to evacuate nearly 200 passengers from a crippled cable car line after one pod struck a pole and dropped its eight passengers to the rocky ground.

One person was killed and 10 others were injured on Friday in the southern Turkish province of Antalya after a cable car cabin collided with a broken pole, the interior ministry said on Saturday.

According to Turkey’s disaster and emergency management agency a total of 128 passengers were rescued from the 16 cable cars on Friday night in Antalya’s Konyaaltı district. But, officials said 43 …