Three Romanians, among the tourists affected by the cable car accident in Italy. Notice of their status from the Foreign Minister
Photo source: Video capture X / Vigili del Fuoco
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Oana Țoiu, announced, on Tuesday evening, that three Romanians are among the approximately 100 tourists who were stuck at 3,000 meters altitude, on a mountain in Italy, after the cable car they were in hit the barrier of the arrival station.
The three Romanians who were stuck in the cable car from the Macugnaga mountain resort were evacuated and are in good condition, Oana Țoiu said. The minister also stated that the cable car that transports tourists functioned improperly when stopping at the ascent and descent stations.
“During the last few hours, I have been in touch with the Consulate General of Romania in Turin, which reported itself and got in touch with the Italian authorities. They intervened on the spot to evacuate the approximately 100 people stuck in the cable cars, and we have good news: the three Romanian citizens, of whom we know, who were in the cable car, were evacuated and are in a good condition,” wrote the head of Romanian diplomacy on Facebook.
She added that no serious casualties were reported and rescue operations were being completed.
At the same time, Oana Țoiu reminds that the affected Romanians and their families have at their disposal the emergency telephone number of the Consulate General of Romania in Turin.
“I encourage all of you who are traveling during these holidays to download 'Travel Informed', the recently updated free digital application of the MFA. It is relaunched with more useful functions for traveling abroad, it has personalized alerts, guides and useful information about destinations, consular contacts and emergency procedures. It can be a useful source of information, but you can easily signal to the consulates of your presence in the destination country and find emergency numbers”, transmits the minister.
The Macugnaga cable car was built in 1962 and underwent a major overhaul in early 2023, replacing the motors, pulleys and cabins. The works cost two million euros, of which 1.8 million were financed by the Piedmont Region and 200,000 euros by the municipality of Macugnaga.
