Tourists trapped on Chinese mountain

Tourists have spent the night stranded on China's Mount Hua after high winds forced cable cars to stop running.

Hundreds of tourists have made it safely to the ground after being trapped overnight on top of China's Mount Hua when cable car service was suspended.

About 200 people were stranded on Monday night when high winds forced the cable car operator to stop running cars up and down Mount Hua's west peak, which is more than 2000m high.

Photos shared on the company's social media account show tourists huddled in the aisles where passengers wait to board the cable car.

The company said it had provided raincoats, warm ginger soup and hot water to those waiting.

The cars resumed running Tuesday morning after the winds died down.


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