ISLAMABAD, Jan 9 (NNN-APP) – At least 16 tourists were killed after their vehicles were stranded in snow, in Pakistan’s north Murree area, the country’s interior minister said, yesterday.
In a video message, Interior Minister, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, said that, thousands of vehicles got stranded on the way back from Murree, adding that, all the victims were tourists who chilled to death, in the extremely cold weather.
He asked locals to provide blankets to tourists, who are in extreme bad condition in their vehicles.
Police sources from Murree said that, many vehicles were completely buried under the snow, indicating that the death toll may further rise.
The authorities have also closed the road to Murree, except vehicles that are taking blankets for the stranded people.
Paramilitary troops, including Frontier Corps and Rangers were also called in by the district administration, for evacuating the stranded people.
The small scenic resort of Murree, located some 60 kilometres north-east of federal capital, Islamabad, attracts thousands of tourists during winter every year, to experience snowfall.– NNN-APP
