Chills went down Elliot''s spine when he saw the photo.
"Each car can only carry eight people per trip, but there were at least twenty people in the car when it fell," said the person in charge. "The cable car stopped halfway due to the overload. While the car stalled, the power went out, and we were waiting for the technical department to fix it, but they too were affected by the avnche."
After hearing what the person in charge had to say, Avery asked sternly, "Have you rescued the people on the cable car yet?!"
The person shook his head. "The electricity hasn''te back yet. My supervisor said this is beyond their capability, and they needed to check with the higher-ups..."
"You are all useless!" Elliot roared. "Even if those tourists survived the avnche, they would be crushed or frozen to death in that car!"
"Mr. Foster, we want to get them out of there as well, but we don''t have enough manpower and resources to proceed with the rescue work." The person in charge bowed his head guiltily. "I''ve already looked into the number of tourists who entered the site today and the initial estimate shows that... there are at least three hundred people under the snow on the mountain right now..."
"When you looked into the visitors'' list, did you see my daughter and Eric Santos'' names?!" Avery clenched her fists nervously.
"Um... I''ll look into it right now... It''s been a mess so I didn''t pay attention to the names of the visitors... What''s your daughter''s name?" The person''s satellite phone had not ceased ringing as he talked to them, and in the end, he simply handed it to his assistant.
Half an hourter, Hayden also arrived at Cambrode, but he was not alone.
He brought the most experienced rescue team with him. He had also brought technicians that werework specialists from Bridgedale, and they immediately joined forces with the local rescue team upon his arrival.
"Mom, Dad, why don''t I send you back to the hotel for now?" Hayden''s heart ached when he saw how exhausted his parents looked. "I will get La out."
"I''m not tired," Avery said without hesitation. "We need to get the electricity back on while it''s still light out, or we won''t be able to rescue them when night falls! It was critical that they rescued themst night, bu all they had done was sleep! They didn''t do a thing because there wasn''t any power!"
Tears instantly welled in her eyes.
"Mom, I''ve brought technicians with me. I''m sure that the electricity wille back up before it turns dark!" Hayden wiped away her tears. "With the power back up, the inte wille back. Once connection resumes, I will be able to locate La''s phone."
Avery nced at the mountain outside the window, her heart twisting in fear and despair.
"It will be one day and one night in total now. How could someone survive under such cold weather? If we don''t get La out as soon as possible, she won''t survive!"
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were at least three hundred people up there when the avnche took ce... There aren''t enough members in the Cambrode rescue team to rescue everyone in time. I think we should hire professional mountain climbers for help. A lot of people who climb mountains as a hobby might actually be far more experienced than the government''s rescue team," Elliot said. Material ? N?velDrama.Org.
"I''ll ask Mike!" Avery knew that Mike had joined hikers'' groups and realized he might be able to help.
She took out her phone to make the call, only to realize that there was no signal on her phone.
"He knows what happened to La. Uncle Chad and him should be on their way here by now," Hayden said.
"Calm down, Elliot. I don''t want anyone else to die from this. If the locals risk their lives for money, it''s going to be chaotic." Avery did not want the situation to get out of hand.
"Maybe the locals can help as well," Elliot said.
"I''m not going to ask everyone to climb the mountain! They can help from the ground as well! We will need people to help transfer the bodies and the injured. We can''t just rely on the medical team here!" Avery felt lightheaded as despair overwhelmed her.
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