This is reported by TASS with reference to the city department of civil protection.
“According to updated data, the evacuation of passengers from the funicular has been completed.
In total, 40 people were evacuated by rescuers, including 12 children," the department said.
It is noted that the cause of the emergency was damage to the low-frequency cable for controlling automation on one of the supports.
Earlier it was reported that the prosecutor's office of the Krasnodar Territory is conducting an inspection due to the stop of the cable car in Sochi.