Pakistan: Many dead as heavy snow traps drivers in their vehicles
The area has now been declared a "disaster area", Punjab province chief minister's office said, urging people to stay away
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At least 21 people have died being trapped inside their vehicle due to heavy snowfall in northern Pakistan.
According to Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid, Around 1,000 vehicles were trapped on a highway during a blizzard, reports BBC.
Murree is a mountain resort town north of the capital Islamabad. Local media reported on Friday that tourists were getting stranded due to snow.
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More than 100,000 cars had entered Murree in recent days to see the unusually heavy snowfall. This caused a huge traffic jam on roads leading in and out of the town, police told the AFP news agency.
The area has now been declared a "disaster area", Punjab province chief minister's office said, urging people to stay away.
