Cold kills 22 stuck in cars in heavy snow at Pakistan resort
Published: January 9, 2022
In one instance, a husband and wife and their two children all died in their car. In another, four young friends died together, said rescue services.
Source: kxxv.com
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Abdur RehmanMurree HillsSheikh Rashid AhmedUmar MaqboolAtiq AhmedInterior Minister Sheikh RashidAp NewsAt Least 22 PeopleNcluding 10 ChildrenIed Ina Popular Mountain Resort Town In Pakistan After Being Stuck Their Vehicles Overnight Duringa Heavy Snowstorm As Temperatures PlummetedFficials Said Saturday Most Of The Victims Died HypothermiaFficials Said Among Them Was An Islamabad Police Officer And Seven Other Members Of His FamilyEllow Police Officer Atiq Ahmed Said More Than 4 Feet 1 Meter Of Snow Fell In The Area Murree Hills Resort Overnight Friday And Early SaturdayRapping Thousands Of Cars On RoadwaysAid Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed The Snow Was So Severe That Heavy Equipment Brought In To Clear It Initially Got Stuck During NightAid Umar MaqboolSsistant Commissioner For The Town Of Murree Temperatures Fell To Minus 8 Degrees Celsius 17 6 Fahrenheit Officials Called In Paramilitary Troops Anda Special Military Mountain Unit Help By Late SaturdayHousands Of Vehicles Had Been Pulled From The Snow But More Thana Thousand Were Still StuckHmed Said Most Roads Leading To The Areas Resorts Were Largely Cleared Of Snow By Late SaturdayNd Military Troops Were Working To Clear The RestAqbool Said The Military Also Converted Army Run Schools Into Relief Camps Where They Provided Shelter And Food For Tourists Who Had Been Rescued Emergency Officials Distributed Blankets To People While Were Trapped In Their Snowed VehiclesUt Many Died Of Hypothermia Others May Have From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning After Running Their Car Heaters For Long Periods TimeAid Rescue Services Physician Abdur Rehman As Of Late SaturdayHe Death Toll Included 10 Men0 Children And Two Women