road · cableway · lower (дорога · канатный · нижний)
Rescuers evacuated stranded passengers from a cable car in Nizhny Novgorod. All passengers on the stuck Nizhny Novgorod cable car cabins have been evacuated.
Consensus
- A cable car system in Nizhny Novgorod was affected by severe weather conditions on Sunday, July 5th.
- Several cabin cars became stuck during operation due to adverse weather including heavy rain and strong winds with gusts up to 22 m/s.
- 16 passengers were trapped, including four children.
- Emergency services evacuated all passengers using ropes from the cabins.
Points of divergence
- The cable car was located above the Volga River and connected Nizhny Novgorod with Bor. It has a length of 3.6 km and reaches a height of 95 meters. — kommersant
- The cable car passes over the Volga river, connecting Nizhny Novgorod to Bor. The total length is 3661 meters (approximately 3.7 km). It began operations in 2012. — meduza
- The cable car passes over the Volga river and connects Nizhny Novgorod with Bor. Its length is more than three kilometers. — interfax
- The cable car has a length of more than 3.5 km and is one of the key transport options between Nizhny Novgorod and Bor. — fontanka
- Ten people were trapped on the cable car system, not sixteen as reported by other sources. — vm
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