More than 160 tourists had to be brought down from the top of the Schilthorn in the Bernese Oberland by helicopter after the cable car broke down on Saturday afternoon.
Fortunately, no one was stuck in the gondolas.
The visitors were taken from the top of the mountain, made famous by the James Bond film, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, down to Mürren.
They could take another cable car from there.
It took about three hours for everyone to be rescued.
Jim's British Market changes hands
Jim's British Market has been serving the international community in the region for more than 30 years - and now Jim Anderson has sold the business.
Doctors remain ready for heat symptoms
Geneva hospitals are bracing for a delayed surge as symptoms of last week's heat wave hit patients days after the temperatures dropped.
Major weekend lines at the Gotthard Tunnel
The queue at the Gotthard road tunnel stretched back ten kilometres yesterday morning, meaning a wait of one hour and forty minutes for drivers heading south.
Anti-Fascist picnic in Lausanne draws hundreds
Around 300 people gathered at Vidy beach in Lausanne on Saturday for an anti-fascist picnic, two weeks after a 35-year-old man was attacked there by neo-nazi assailants in broad daylight.
Jazz festival major success
The 60th Montreux Jazz Festival drew more than 250,000 people, with paid venues averaging 91% capacity.
Lightning kills sheep
Lightning killed 97 blacknose sheep in the Binn valley in Valais during last week’s storms.
