Dozens injured and even more stranded after chairlift derails at popular ski resort

Dozens of radical person been injured aft a chairlift collapsed connected a skis slope astatine a fashionable Spanish resort.

The incidental happened astatine the Astún snowfall parkland successful the Aragón Valley on the Spanish-French borderline astir midday.

One of the chairlift cables on the Canal Roya slope came ‘loose’, sending those aboard falling to the ground, Navarra Televisión reported.

Some skiers person been spotted inactive ‘clinging to the cable’ arsenic helicopters are mobilised.

Emergency services are rescuing the immoderate 80 skiers stuck connected the rider ropeway aft the work was stopped.

Regional exigency services officials confirmed to the vigor presumption RTVEAragón that determination person been ‘multiple casualties’.

Preliminary reports accidental 9 radical were ‘very seriously’ wounded portion different 8 suffered mean injuries. At slightest 1 pistillate is being transferred to Miguel Servet Hospital by air.

Witnesses told El Periódico that astir 30 radical were injured, with the existent toll unclear arsenic skiers are being evacuated.

Aragón hospitals – Jaca, Huesca, Miguel Servet, Clínico Universitario, Royo Villanova and Barbastro – are connected stand-by for an influx of casualties.

A dedicated telephone fig for the loved ones of the victims has been acceptable up.

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