Besides, he added, there was no stock of essential drugs to deal with the rising cold-related ailments and diseases. The MPA also said that all areas of Chitral would be facing a food crisis if the roads were not opened on an emergency basis. He appealed to the army to provide helicopters to Chitral to […]
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All roads expect the main artery in the Chitral town were closed for vehicular traffic while the local municipal corporation was busy clearing the roads inside and out of the main town. Rescue efforts by local people continued in the avalanche-hit Shershal village of Karimabad valley, where 14 bodies have been retrieved. In the Camel
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CHITRAL: Over 14 people, including six children, are reported dead as an avalanche buried scores of houses in the Shershal village of Karimabad valley on Saturday night. Chitral Scouts Commandant Col Nizamuddin Shah told media that bodies of the 14 people had been recovered. At least 25 houses have been buried under the avalanche and
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In Chitral town on Saturday evening.–Sher Zamin[/caption] As a result, all major and small roads in Chitral are blocked while in many areas there was no water supply and electricity. Late in the night on Saturday, the police said the road from Drosh to Chitral was cleared of snow. There were reports of avalanches hitting two
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