Rescuers evacuate 25 people from halted ropeway in Bakuriani resort
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Rescuers have evacuated 25 people from Mitarbi ropeway in Georgia's ski resort of Bakuriani as the cable transport switched off earlier today.
Mountain Resorts Development Company reported that a voltage drop caused the ropeway to halt.
Mitarbi ropeway temporarily switched off due to a voltage drop... The rescue operation ended successfully, they wrote.
Electricity supplier company Energo-Pro Georgia also issued a statement regarding the case, saying that Mitarbi ropeway was being supplied with electricity "without hinderance."
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