Heavy Snow Kills 22 Tourists In Pakistan
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Heavy snow has killed at least 22 tourists in Pakistan overnight in their vehicles in frigid temperatures in Murree in Northern Pakistan, officials said on Saturday. Heavy snow kills 22 tourists in Pakistan.
Thousands of people had flocked to the area to enjoy the heavy snow, which began on Tuesday.
Rescuers reported 10 men, 10 children, and two women had died after becoming stranded in heavy snow and temperatures fell to 17 degrees Fahrenheit overnight.
Around 1,000 vehicles were still stranded Saturday, and the government has declared Murree a calamity hit the area and sealed off roads leading into the town, Pakistan’s Interior Minister disclosed.