Pakistani authorities declared the city Murree Northern mountain resort town a disaster area After at least 22 people died from the cold inside a car stuck in the snow. The incident came following many tourists flocked to the mountain resort town. to see the unusually heavy snow atmosphere With more than 100,000 cars and more than 4 feet of snow falling, traffic on the roads in and out of the city was severely congested. and eventually stuck on the road
Pakistani Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said on Tuesday that regarding a thousand cars were stranded on a highway during heavy snow in the hills of Murree, and thatThere has never been a large number of tourists flocking to this place in the past 15-20 years, thus becoming a crisis.
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Islamabad government and Rawalpindi along with the police, soldiers, park officials and border police. were mobilized to help alleviate the emergency situation and ordered the closure of the route Only vehicles that bring food and blankets to the victims are allowed. Prime Minister Imron Khan expressed his regret over the unexpected tragedy. ready to order an investigation and put in place strict measures to prevent repeat incidents
Usman Busdar, Prime Minister of Punjab Tweeted yesterday evening that all tourists trapped in the car. Helped to go to government houses and hotels.
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In all, at least 22 people were killed, including 10 children and a police officer who died with his wife and six children, police said.Most of them died from the cold. Another part may be due to suffocation. while closing the window and turning on the car heater
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Murree is away from Islamabad. 70km northeast is a popular winter resort town. welcomes more than 1 million tourists each year Often the roads leading to the city were impassable because of the snow. over the past few days online world in pakistan Full of clips and pictures of people playing in the snow in Murray. While the official warned since last week that There may be many cars into Murree. But it doesn’t reduce the number of travelers. that flocked out of the capital there
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