At least 21 dead after being stranded in Murree snowfall
At least 21 dead after being stranded in Murree snowfall.Murree had been declared calamity hit after at least 21 people froze to death in cars stranded in snow. Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, in a video message, said tourists had flocked to the hill station in such large numbers "for the first time in 15 to 20 years which created a big crisis". 21 people froze to death in cars stranded in snow amid a glut of tourist influx. Around 1,000 cars were stuck on the hill station while the Punjab chief minister issued instructions for expediting rescue work and providing aid to the stranded tourists. Moreover, entry of cars into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Galiyat was banned till sunday evening, according to the province's chief minister. According to a list issued by Rescue 1122 21 people died,freeze to death in cars stranded in snow.Pakistan army has been deployed to cope the exacerbated situation.