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Pakistan: Many dead as heavy snow traps drivers in their vehicles
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Posted on 01/08/2022 8:37:19 AM PST by BenLurkin

As many as 1,000 vehicles became stranded as would-be tourists reportedly rushed to view the winter snowfall in the hilltop town of Murree.

A policeman, his wife and their six children, as well as another family-of-five, are among the dead, according to local emergency services Rescue 1122.

The military is attempting to clear roads and rescue those still trapped.

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said the crisis had been caused by the number of people travelling to the area, north of the capital Islamabad. More than 100,000 cars had arrived in the colonial-era town in recent days, with social media in Pakistan flooded with pictures of people enjoying the snow.

But by Friday, local media reported that tourists were getting stranded. On Saturday, the heavy snow and increase in vehicles prompted authorities to declare the region a disaster zone.

Locals have provided blankest and food to the trapped, while those who could make it up to the town - which sits at 2,300 metres (7,500 feet) above sea level - have been given shelter in government and school buildings.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Weather
KEYWORDS: pakista; pakistan; snow; snowvacay; socialmedia; tourists
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To: BenLurkin

Why couldn’t they just buy a snow globe for Christmas like the rest of us? 🤪


21 posted on 01/08/2022 9:56:13 AM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: NWFree

Really.


22 posted on 01/08/2022 10:04:25 AM PST by miserare ( Respect for life--life of all kinds-- is the first principle of civilization.~~A. Schweitzer.)
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To: BenLurkin

“More than 100,000 cars had arrived in the colonial-era town in recent days”

It just couldn’t be a town to the wokesters at the BBC, it had to be a ‘colonial-era town’.


23 posted on 01/08/2022 10:32:07 AM PST by dljordan (Slouching towards Woketopia)
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To: butlerweave

People not familiar with snow are unlikely to realize how cold it can be and how fast you can lose heat, especially if you get wet.


24 posted on 01/08/2022 10:41:40 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith….)
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To: Dutch Boy
I live in western NY and you can ask the same for here. I’ve seen people in the grocery store wearing shorts and sweatshirts when the temp is less than 20 degrees.

CNY was no different.

Idiots don't understand the laws of physics.

25 posted on 01/08/2022 10:42:56 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith….)
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To: OwenKellogg
Anyone blame Youngkin yet? ROFL
26 posted on 01/08/2022 10:46:24 AM PST by Allegra
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To: BenLurkin

“...in the hilltop town of Murree.”

It’s at 7500 feet, which I guess, is a ‘hilltop’ for Pakistan, since they have the Western end of the Himalayas.


27 posted on 01/08/2022 11:10:52 AM PST by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
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To: BenLurkin

So does that mean that the glaciers on mount Everest haven’t melted yet, like they were supposed to?


28 posted on 01/08/2022 11:19:13 AM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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