Switzerland

Tourists have had no access to the popular Swiss alpine Glacier 3000 resort since a cable car broke down on Thursday, temporarily stranding 270 people on the mountain top.

The visitors were rescued by two Air Glacier helicopters that made 54 trips to ferry people to safety.

On Sunday, the resort operators told Keystone-SDA that engineers have so far been unable to identify the exact cause of the problem, despite working until 2am.

The cable car got stuck due to an electrical fault and had to be winched to the top using an emergency back-up engine.