Longest Tramway in the world Armenia: Cable snaps emergency rescue underway

Posted on October 28, 2012 • Filed under: Europe, Tourist Warning, Travel News

A breakdown in the wings of the cable, 5.7 kilometers long cable car Tatev in the southern mountains of Armenia, has left 37 tourists airborne according to actualidad.rt.com. Only ten people have been rescued so far, reports the country’s Emergencies Ministry. The highest point is 330 meters, was opened in 2010 and soon became a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the “longest aerial tramway built in one section.” Read Article

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