Heavy snowfalls have isolated thousands of people visiting a hill station in Murree, a city in the north of the country.
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At least 21 people have died as a result of heavy snowfall They have isolated thousands of people visiting a hill station in northern Pakistan.
Among the deceased there are nine children, as confirmed by the rescue office of the city of Murree, where the tragedy occurred, and which is currently under an official declaration of catastrophe.
The town is completely collapsed by snowfall at a time when tens of thousands of people decided to visit the area to greet the arrival of snow. Up to 100,000 vehicles had arrived in Murree in recent days, where hotels are at full capacity and many visitors have been forced to sleep in their cars.
Murree residents have spent days distributing food and blankets to stranded tourists, while the Pakistani government has ordered the entire closure of the zone to prevent the arrival of more visitors, as explained by the Interior Minister, Rashid Ahmed.
Pakistan’s meteorological department has warned that the heavy snowfall in Murree will last until Sunday night while the country’s prime minister, Imran Jan, has acknowledged that local authorities were “completely unprepared” by this “unprecedented snowfall. “although it has ordered an investigation into the response to the tragedy.
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