Stranded tourists brought down peak by cable car with standby motor

Stranded tourists brought down peak by cable car with standby motor

MIYATA, Japan - More than 1,000 tourists stranded on the 2,956-meter Mt. Komagatake in Nagano Prefecture after lightning hit a cable car system July 25 were brought down by the early morning of July 26 on cable cars run by a standby motor. The last group turned up nearly 14 hours after the cable car system was paralyzed.

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      (1)Stranded tourists brought down peak

      (1)Stranded tourists brought down peak

      MIYATA, Japan - More than 1,000 tourists stranded on the 2,956-meter Mt. Komagatake in Nagano Prefecture after lightning hit a cable car system July 25 were brought down by the early morning of July 26 on cable cars run by a standby motor. The last group was brought down nearly 14 hours after the cable car system was paralyzed.