At the least 30 individuals have been injured, many critically, in a chairlift accident on the Spanish ski resort of Astún, within the Pyrenees mountain vary, emergency providers and native media reported
LISBON, Portugal — At the least 30 individuals have been injured, some critically, in a chairlift accident on the Spanish Astún ski resort, within the Pyrenees mountain vary, emergency providers and native media reported Saturday.
9 of the injured are in very critical situation, whereas one other eight are reasonably injured, they stated.
State TV channel TVE reported that round 80 individuals remained trapped on the chairlift. The reason for the incident continues to be unknown.
A number of helicopters are working within the space to rescue the skiers who’re nonetheless trapped and switch the injured to close by hospitals.
Social media photographs and video appeared to point out plenty of individuals mendacity on the snow beneath the ski elevate.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez stated he was “shocked” by the information of the accident, expressing his closeness to the injured and their households.
