All stranded tourists in Murree rescued: NDMA chairman.

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman, Lieutenant General Akhtar Nawaz has said all stranded tourists have been shifted to safer places from the calamity-hit area Murree.

While talking to media, the chairman NDMA said 371 tourists have been shifted to the relief camps set up by the Pakistan Army before the night.

Lieutenant General Akhtar Nawaz said Pakistan Army worked together with the civil administration in the evacuation operation. Replying to a query, he said almost 90 per cent of roads in Murree have been reopened for traffic that were blocked due to heavy snowfall.

Relief work underway at Barian Road and road heading towards Abbottabad, he added. He said the Control Room, under the supervision of Commissioner Rawalpindi, has also been established at Murree to provide assistance to stranded tourists.

Lieutenant General Akhtar Nawaz Satti said that the emerging situation is very challenging and the NDMA is taking all possible steps to normalize the situation.

Murree tragedy

At least 22 tourists who were stranded in their vehicles due to heavy snowfall died of the extreme weather in Murree on Friday night.

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