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Monday, February 19, 2018, 12:09
Hundreds stranded for hours in cable cars breakdown in Malaysia
By Xinhua
Monday, February 19, 2018, 12:09 By Xinhua

Cable cars make their way up the mountain following a heavy downpour in Genting Highlands, outside Kuala Lumpur, on July 11, 2017. More than 80 people were trapped inside the cable cars while hundreds more were stranded for hours due to a breakdown at Malaysia's northern resort island of Langkawi late Sunday, local media reported.  (MOHD RASFAN / AFP)

KUALA LUMPUR - More than 80 people were trapped inside the cable cars while hundreds more stranded for hours due to a breakdown at Malaysia's northern resort island of Langkawi late Sunday, local media reported. 

It took the operator about five hours to fix the problem so it can bring down a total of 960 tourists and 78 staff to the base station before midnight, state news agency Bernama reported. 

Local fire and rescue department said in an earlier statement that personnel were dispatched after being alerted in the evening on the breakdown of the 2.2-km cable car line with a peak station located 708 meters above sea level.  

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