A ski lift collapses at a Spanish resort, injuring dozens.
Ski lift collapses in Spain
According to The Guardian, about 80 people are hanging from a ski lift at the Astun ski resort in the Aragon region. Nine of the victims are in critical condition, and eight are in serious condition.
— The cable broke, the chairs jumped, and the people were thrown, — one of the eyewitnesses told foreign journalists.
The reason for the cable breaking remains unknown. Photos and videos are being published on social networks, in which people can be seen, lying in the snow under the ski lift.
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The ski resort management declined to comment. It is not yet possible to say for sure whether there were foreign citizens among the victims.
Several helicopters were called in to rescue people trapped on the lift and transport the injured to nearby hospitals.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said, that he was shocked by the messages. He expressed his condolences to the families and friends of the victims.
As foreign journalists note, the Astun ski resort is popular mainly among Spanish skiers. It is located near the Spanish border with France in the Pyrenees.
