The cabin shook and there was nowhere to run.
That is what passengers on the Mío Cable in Cali, Colombia, experienced when a magnitude 7.4 earthquake shook the city with them hanging in the air, several meters above the ground, inside the transport system’s cabins. The swaying of the structure left them with no control over their own bodies: they could not get down, they could not stop the movement, only wait.
Some began to pray out loud. It was not merely a religious gesture; it was the only thing they had left while the metal swayed above the city. Fortunately, the incident left no injuries or major damage, but those who were up there agree on one thing: they had never felt so much fear while suspended in the air.