At least 22 people died after a snowstorm in Pakistan trapped thousands of people in their cars

A snowstorm in Pakistan left thousands of tourists stranded in their cars overnight as they tried to reach Muree, a mountain resort in the northeast of Islamabad. As of Saturday, 22 people have been confirmed to have died from hypothermia or carbon monoxide poisoning, including at least 10 children, washington articles reported.

Of the 22 killed, eight belonged to a single family – Islamabad police officer Naveed Iqbal, his wife and their six children.

Military personnel and first responders provided food and blankets, cleared roads and evacuated more than 300 people. The road to Murree is not entirely clear yet, BBC report Sunday.

“Shocked and saddened by the tragic death of a visitor en route to Murree. Unprecedented snowfall and rushed ppl process without checking weather conditions left the district administrator unprepared.” Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan tweeted Saturday.

But some tourists who were stranded with 5 feet of snow in just a few hours dismissed Khan’s insinuation that they acted negligently.

“We don’t get any kind of warning from society, from the government, from Google, from the news, from the weather,” Duaa Kashif Ali, who is traveling to Murree from Islamabad, told reporters. pellets.