At least 22 stranded tourists dead at Pakistan hill station after heavy snowfall
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- At least 22 tourists died in freezing temperatures after being stranded in their vehicles in northern Pakistan, where thousands had flocked to enjoy the snow. Some 1,000 vehicles are still stranded in Murree, 40 miles northeast of the capital Islamabad. 'The local people are delivering blankets and food. Now we are only allowing vehicles carrying blankets and food towards Murree,' Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Pakistan's interior minister, said. Army platoons and paramilitary forces have been deployed to help the civil administration in rescue operations, he said.
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I lived in Islamabad as a kid and have gone to Murree dozens of times, and could easily have been one of those people who perished in their cars. Deepest sympathies to the families of the victims. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'oon.
So why telling us.
I am from muree and I am still alive till this day
Same however we always travel in our jeepa and prados my parents literally cancelled our plan to go to murree 😢😥
Jameel Rahman
Well why go there in the winter when it's snowing. You're asking for trouble. Plenty of videos on youtube showing just how dangerous the roads over there become during snowfall. Who in their right mind puts themselves and their families at risk just to go and see a bit of snow.
Ohhh take care and
Love from india 🇮🇳 ❤️:)
@@o_0264 i can see from your reply you are from murre. shame on the people of Murre who got benefits from terrible sutuation always You people always do this. Everyone know your history is lesson to all.
According to the latest updates, most of the people died inside their cars due to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.
Are you sure? Looked like they might have been killed by a avalanche.
@@donluego9448 Yes, they were stuck on the road because of the snow storm, those who died decided to stay in their cars. The car exhaust buried under the snow caused CO gas entering the inside of the cars.
@@ssm9119 ,, I see. Sounds like they only had two choices, die from the cold or exhaust.
@@donluego9448 they slept in their cars with heater turned on and expired while sleeping
how -1 or 0 is cold. wish they left their window open even 2 inches man. like -42 . RIP to families.dont
That’s tragic, can’t imagine what their love ones gonna go through, Rest In Peace !
The most ridiculous part about this is that there are still people willing to go to Murree standing at a tollbooth below the mountains. It's as if they're not aware of what's happening up there right now.
Well majority of the folks here don't have access to weather forecast technology, and are more focused with the fact that they are basically sizzling steaks on an active frying pan for most of the year.
Secondly, this type of snowfall is unusual for a place like Murree
Omg. My condolences. Keep safe everyone. From Philippines
That's tragic..a wish to holiday ends up in such tragedy for so many people...condolences to their loved ones..
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Aur tumhe kashmir chahiye
Megha learn history
Megha
A holiday?
You call driving in the snow on dangerous slippery roads a holiday? No, more like a death wish. How about stay at home and dont put yourselves and your families through unecessary risk. A bit of snow is hardly worth risking your life for now is it.
For the people in the comment section saying that they thought Pakistan is a desert country yes Pakistan do have some deserts but Pakistan also has more glaciers than anywhere on this planet except Antarctica out of 100 , 40 of the world's highest mountains are found in Pakistan.
Temperature falls to -62° in Northern Pakistan
And muree ( the place where this incident happened ) isn't even northern Pakistan in winters tourists are not allowed to visit northern Pakistan because of extreme cold that's why majority of people went to muree and the road got blocked.
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The general public chose to ignore the repeated advanced warnings from the government and decided to travel to Muree! Since the 5th people were not meant to travel but they kept driving into Muree and breaking the law putting their and others life at risk.
That’s what people do.
But where are the authorities and police? They should have known better by blocking roads and preventing tragedies from happening!!
@@NeoFreshair how long will the authorities keep blocking the roads for? People should use their common sense. Here in London, the authorities put a warning sign on the river when the tidal waves are high. There is no authority standing there stopping people jumping in the river or boating! Same goes when it's snowing heavily yes the authority publishes warnings for the public to not leave the house or be extra careful but thats about it. About time we stop blaming the "authority" for our stupidness!
@@NeoFreshair The authorities are the people who did not listen to the weather warnings. We won't blame their kids/children but adults should have been careful. But lesson learned. Hopefully, people got their hard lessons and this tragedy will never happen again..
There was no warning
Inna lil allahi wah inna ilaihi rajiun .
As someone from Murree, my condolences to all those that faced this tragedy. I request all those that wish to visit Murree to avoid traveling there during such blizzards as the snow looks beautiful, but it can be deadly as locals from the mountains know.
Which village in muree are you from?
Kare grain nyayn?
@@marinaabbasi1171 Ausia, tus?
Asane dadi Malkot ne ase
@@ahmedjav6507
Oh,that’s great! 👍
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@Race Car tourist should stay away from your face cuz you are spreding Racism..
Yes let's blame it on the snow ❄️😁
@@racecar945 from which country you are?
@@carslover655 He is a troll from India, bro. Pakistan's arch-enemy country. Just look at his prof pic.
@@themantheycallsting480 We all know indian will get benefit just if pakistan will make a mini mistake..His country has no value with it
Explain to him briefly if he really hate pakistan so don't comment on any pakistan's situation...
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'oon. My deepest sympathies to the families and may the dead rest in peace.
Poor People. RIP 🙏 🕊 ☮
thses people are rich not every pakistani is poor
@@muneerallem9432 bruh what you smoking ?
This people are very rich there fore. They go for tour
@@marzasura5095 Poor people kehny sy Murad keh Majbor hain niklny ka koi Rasta nai, ak khas condition peh yeh English lafz bola jata hai.
@@muneerallem9432 Learn English...
Om shanti from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 RIP 🙏
Thanks India from Pakistan
Thank you brother 🙏 💙 ❤
Thanks brother from india
Thank you 😭
My favourite movie Om shanti Om
Stay safe. May they RIP. Thanks for posting. v
First of all punish the hostel owners fir raising fares 5 times
Sit at home if you cannot afford
Nobody gives a fk:*_if you can't pay get ya a$$*'to ya home
@@DonzaiNoHana bruh they increased it from 5000 to 25000 is that not inhumane even if I can afford that's just crazy ..
@@o_0264
Nobody gvs a f....if you comment or not...
@@snowmoon7385 k now what ?
Heartbreaking , pray for all....
News and Govt: Heavy Snow Storm avoid travel to the Tourist town.
Le Tourists: it's time to visit.
Every one wants to go there for Facebook and tiktok
Literally all mine TikTok today is flooded with videos in murree
@@ShG2022 literally*
Carelessness
@@ShG2022 well the Parents or the adults should have known about the repercussions. A family of 8 died, which includes 6 children. Total stupidity.
Rest in peace 🕊️
This is hard time for people please ignore the negative comments
Thanks to all those who are sympathising with us in this difficult time even if it's your 1 positive comment!❤🤲
You should ask pak army where all those money . Why don’t they built better facilities. They have taken all money to foreign
Sure, but people should be more responsible for their actions. Is Pakistan not used to snow? Responsibility lies with everybody. Authorities sloppy in not considering road closure if heavy snow expected and road users totally unaware and unprepared on how climate conditions can turn nasty. Rest in peace for the deceased and condolences to Pakistany people.
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@@TheMRmatt007 Pakistan isn’t prepared for everything
@@mrbundle4015 What about Pakistani Annie?
They didnt died by freezing they unfortunately died by carbon monoxide that releases from heaters in car and when the windows are closed it can be lethal
Heater in cars are not used in South Asian countries like India-pakistan-Bangladesh.
@@truebangladeshi401 who told u that bro i am not aware of india or bangladesh but it is used in Pakistan in harsh weathers
@@truebangladeshi401 pagal hai tum,every car has heater
@@truebangladeshi401 lol you couldn't survive a Pakistani winter without a heater even on the plains, never mind the mountains. Pakistan, India and Bangladesh are three entirely different countries.
@@jimbocho660 india has more snowfall than Pakistan.
Heartbreaking.
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Thank you india
Thanks bro
Yes bro RIP and condolences to their loved ones
My heart aches to watch this news. I'm praying for everyone.. Condolence 😔😔from India Germany
My condolences 🙏...
Jeez. Didn't know it snowed in Pakistan. That's some heavy snow. Outside early this morning, like in the teens. It was that cold in Pakistan. 1,000 vehicles. Two lanes. Leaving your home, these days, can seem like a great idea, but there is the WORST luck to be experienced at the drop of a hat, ALL over the world. I mean. People sometimes assume that if their motives are to please their wife and kids, that they're somehow protected. There was that dude, who got stuck in his chimney, years back, trying to surprise his family on Christmas Eve. They had NO idea where he disappeared to. A co-worker of my father got run over on a highway, after his kids saw a turtle trying to cross it and he got out to save it. Even if you come prepared, with a car that can maneuver well on any terrain or weather, the guy in from or back of you or way ahead might be driving a disaster.
Pakistan have more glaciers than anywhere on this planet except Antarctica out of 100 , 40 of the world's highest mountains are found in Pakistan.
Temperature falls to -62° in Northern Pakistan
And muree ( the place where this incident happened ) isn't even northern Pakistan in winters tourists are not allowed to visit northern Pakistan because of extreme cold that's why majority of people went to muree and the road got blocked.
@@o_0264
Why drive any where where you know it's snowing. Slippery roads you're asking for trouble. Putting your life at risk for a bit of snow is hardly worth the risk. Plenty of videos on youtube showing just how slippery the roads can be in such conditions.
@@mohammedkhan2020 we simply just drive few days before snowfall is forecasted, so that we're set up in case a blizzard happens
It's very dangerous to travel during snowfall on winter time even you got a winter tire. Always check weather forecast before leaving. My deepest sympathy to the bereaved family. RIP to the victims😥😥
Sorry to hear all this. A big lesson for everyone next time to be very careful where and when snow fall is expected. Authorities should also take some responsibility..thanks
Not as much responsibility as the fools that rushed there
I think you are district commissioner
Didn't they know the snow was coming. ??????
Whenever something terrible happens there is always the hindsight brigade flying in to say shoulda woulda coulda. It really helps a lot.
That's heartbreaking 💔 😔😔😔
Very painful visuals condolences from India 🇮🇳🙏💐
Snow storms in Canada are pretty common, at least we have enough common sense to bunker down before a storm or get to your destinations days in advance. Check the local weather report.
It happened first time here in pakistan.
People here are always too excited to do something for adventure and risking their safety. People from plain areas of Pakistan like me are attracted to snow and don't know what danger it carries.
Ppl here go crazy when they see able especially cuz summers here r brutal upto 40 Celsius 50 but I have seen ppl go crazy climbing up the snow cuz it's not common for it to be a blizzard like this , happened after 15 20 years
@@aena5995 nah snow have been happening for years only brainless tourists experienced it for the first time.
What are you even talking about 15-20 years I bet you're not Pakistani.
I am from muree and it happens every year
Pakistan have more glaciers than anywhere on this planet except Antarctica out of 100 , 40 of the world's highest mountains are found in Pakistan.
Temperature falls to -62° in Northern Pakistan
And muree ( the place where this incident happened ) isn't even northern Pakistan in winters tourists are not allowed to visit northern Pakistan because of extreme cold that's why majority of people went to muree and the road got blocked.
Terrifying..... What a horrific death.... ☹️
When you ignore government ⚠️ that happened
@Race Car what do you get from spamming replies on every comment
i remember this we had plans around this time, cancelled due to the blizzard there. Thankfully made a trip to Patriata on 29 January that year
Edit: As a Pakistani, i can understand the excitement for snow, it gets way too hot here so snow is a bit of a relief.
But did it cross NOBODY'S minds to go like, 4 or something days BEFORE the warnings? If before wasn't an option, then couldn't anybody think to try waitin for the conditions on the road to comfy up a little? That much snow doesn't melt for atleast 4 cold weeks, so provided that continuous snowfall spells dont occur, there is MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME to enjoy lots of snow.
I was stuck there for 5 hours my feet felt like they were going to fall off
جب موسمیات والے بتا رھے تھے تب یے شیخ کھان تھے کیون نھی روکتے کتنے گھر اجڑ گۓ
Tu musamiyat walu ki bathy yeh log q nahi sun rahy thy
Sheikh khan nahin rok sakty. Ye log police choki pe aa k kisi na kisi officer se bat kraty Han. Sipahi Kya kry ga. Officer ko kesy Inkaar kry ga. Asal msla galiyat development authority ka road per na hona Tha. Agr un k log hoty to itny log stranded na hoty. Department hi kam choro se bhary Han. Or is k ilawa tyres ko chain lgany waly bhi 20000 le rahy thy. Hotels walo ny 2500 waly kamry ka kraya b 50000 kr Dia. Muree Behis karobario se bhara Hua ha
Hamari gairat mand awam ko chaye k muree ka boycott kren. Ta k munafa Parasto k dimagh thik any ayen.
Maybe don't visit somewhere when heavy snowfall is forecasted? Might be a sensible idea.
car seats can be used as warm insulation if torn apart
they died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
@@strawberryseason how?
@@crappymeal keeping the car running. The snow did not allow the exhaust to dissipate.
@@strawberryseason that happened once too a few years ago in panama when a bus was stuck in the middle of nowhere
Just know in pakistan there are massive snows..
It snows every year in northern Pakistan
Pakistan have more glaciers than anywhere on this planet except Antarctica
@Race Car says an Indian
We got all kinda of climates and the best agriculture land in the world I bet the fruit u eat got imported from pak
@@bakwasmaster6426not as much like russia u indian😂
They had to have died of carbon monoxide poisoning. You would not die of starvation or thirst under such circumstances. It is not cold enough to die of hypothermia inside a vehicle in that locale, especially if others are in the car.
Yes it was CO
This is horrible. I’m so sorry.
RIP 🙏🙏
Thank you Brother
Om Shanti 🙏🙏🙏
Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajihoon
I'm in Canada we have our fair share of blizzards and snowstorms here in the East coast. I'm guessing cars didn't have winter tires so they got stuck in the snow? This is tragic.
It doesn't snow in southern Pakistan, most visitors were from south, hence, unaware of the dangers of snow.
@@bakwasmaster6426 southern part also has snow but it's about tourists attraction. Muree is known for snowfalling so mostly people prefer muree to visit
waheguru Waheguru ji kirpa kare sade veera te
Government issued warnings Not to go but thousands went and if police had placed road blocks, the police would have been assaulted and would have been a melee and police did not want to suffer injuries or worse, many died from carbon monoxide poisoning due to very poor standard of cars in pakistan.
guess exhaust from under hood or under car or back of car trapped by snow got in via air duct below window for cabin heating . or holes in body of car on floor , or into trunk if not tight . or into partly open window from back or if slow wind. or snow all over car very thick . but dont seem like that in video. , so , what to do, must heat car very cold. maybe open window partly on side that faces wind oncoming , try to make a plastic or paper pipe from that opening to mouth . close rest of small opening with clothes or plastic or ...or and try to park car facing into wind front as feel almost getting stuck . so exhaust from back dont come all over car. ..
These are not pakistan standards cars. All cars or most of the cars and their ttechnologies belong to west. So shut up.
@@sherkhan8135 Most of the cars are locally produced based on chinese standards, saftey, pollution etc is a low priority in pakistan.
@@MrIran69 my love, there is no Value of chinese vehicles in pakistan. People buy western cars .100 percent of the cars are not locally made. They are locally assembled. Assembling differs from manufacturing. Assembling does not means local manufacturing. Assembling can neither increase nor decrease technology.
Pray from kerala🌴🌹
I pray for your country and people .
Feeling very bad for the bereaved families 😭. Om shanti. Love from India. Bhagwan jaldi sab thik kar de
Amen!!!
The problem is there are no authorities and no police to prevent tragedies from happening!
If they've blocked roads and stopped thousands from travelling just like they're using lockdowns to stop people from sneezing and coughing then we wouldn't see humans exited about snow risk their lives and others!!!
And why should government waste resources when they already alarted people about weather conditions they warned people about it but they didn't listen.i mean this is my honest question why people have to do something which they were warned not to do we live in a world where we can get information about almost everything at anytime yet ignore everything and put our and our loved ones life at stake. I think its high time that we should stop blaming others for our own faults we need to take responsibility of our own actions rather than start putting blaming others for no reason
@@ussamaahmed3596 very wise reply. It's really a time to realize and adopt a sensible behavior to avoid such calamity in future.
So very very sorry to hear this tradegy
Suspect most Died through CO Poisoning rather Hypothermia, Either way, The Victims will have gone to Sleep and Passed Peacefully, RIP!!
Very tragic ,,,rest in peace ,,Be aware of storm,,n take care of ur families..
Nice ❤️
This is so heartbreaking 🥺
Love you Pak army
My family are from Murree also know as the “Switzerland of Pakistan!”
Swat is called swit of Pakistan not muree
Also I am from muree
@@o_0264
No many people call muree the same!! In Tehmina Durrani’s book she even referred to Murree as Switzerland! 🤷🏻♀️
@@marinaabbasi1171 I only heard of swat.
Even though swat is more beautiful than Switzerland but still people refer to it as Switzerland of Pakistan
@@o_0264
Nooo Switzerland is just a beautiful as swat!
RIP to all who lost their lives
Innalilahi wa inna ilahi rajiun.🙏💔
Inalliaha wain allehrajiown for those who suddenly died in Murray.
I think of Pakistan as blistering heat not snow.
Yes there are some deserts in Pakistan but also to state Pakistan have more glaciers than anywhere on this planet except Antarctica out of 100 , 40 of the world's highest mountains are found in Pakistan.
Temperature falls to -62° in Northern Pakistan
And muree ( the place where this incident happened ) isn't even northern Pakistan in winters tourists are not allowed to visit northern Pakistan because of extreme cold that's why majority of people went to muree and the road got blocked.
Pakistan has all weather's except tripical
... Huge country
May the soul rest in peace ❤️ from indja
انڈیا "India".
feel really bad hearing that, lets see what Pakistani rangers able to do
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un
Think before doing anything. The world is passing tragic times. So take care everyone
یا ﷲ رحم!
This is a cursed Road
Nah just natural disasters
Heart braking
Why Not Learn About climate change and Extreme weather super snow, floods and prepare for it in advance.
They died of carbon monoxide poisoning
They froze to death
@@bigguy7644 no the government announced it
@@bigguy7644 many cases were cz of suffocation
I remember this we saw this in the news there has been a lot of overpopulation in pakistan lately but I hope we can solve it
Tourists in Pakistan?
More than a million come every year
Millions people visit pakistan
From which countries do the tourist come from ?
@@jahkgdm some Japan, some nordic countries, many from other parts of asia
@@mikhailgorbachev7851 great! Is there ski resorts ?
So sorry. My heart goes out to you.
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭I love muree
R.I.P. 🕊🕊
Send gritters or tractors/diggers with shovels to clear the route.
such tragedy 😢
❎. Snow blocked exhaust pipes
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Terrible 😥😢😞
很心痛!大家一定要注意安全啊！
Mother Nature.
Middle class can't afford vacation in this world
Very sorrow and so sorry. Third world no preperation at all. If rain, snow or sunny are all problems. After rainfall pple go search for water. Who is responsible none
Our army is deployed on world's highest glaciers and you think we don't know how to deal with snow.
Government faile to provide rescue to poor people . Rest in peace 🙏🙏🙏
The died of CO not cold
Learnt the hard way.
@Race Car On what grounds? Do you mean Murree, or all Pakistan?
RIP 😥
More than hundred people died
"Army and paramilitary" shows a single dozer lol
This should have done way before when they(people) were stranded in those harsh condition non of the first responder arrived at the scene.. resulting so many deaths of innocent people.
Not sure how this must have happened. Some questions will remain unanswered. Why did they not open doors and ran. If door were stuck why did they not open or break a window and run. If the car got filled with toxic smoke, it must have happened gradually over a few minutes and not in a fraction of seconds. Anyway, there must have been something definitely which is why they were left with no choice. RIP and condolences to the families. It was very tragic
It happened because they slept with their AC heater of car ON. The blockage of silencer filled the car with carbon monoxide. It's a lethargic, odourless gas which can kills in mins and they died in sleep.
Carbon monoxide has no odor. You do not even know it is killing you.
CO makes you feel dizzy you think that you're just sleepy when it's actually killing you.
It's odourless and colourless.
Creativity
I see you didn't ask the most important question. Why even go there in such weather in the first place? Who in their right might mind decides to drive in such dangerous conditions when they don't have to. Everyone knows snow creats problems for drivers and the roads become slippery and dangerous so why would any one in their right mibd go to a place in such weather.
Sorry to say but people of murree are disgusting. How they used people's majboorian. Renting a room at 50000 which was used to be 5000.
2022 achha hona chahiye yr..🙏waheguru ji.
Hopefully the cars were ok.
Sab politics leaders soye huye hain Aur Pakistani jawan kamm kar rahi hai…Aur ye opposition humesha pak army ke bare mai baqas karti reheti hai..pak army zindabad
Pak army ki tareef kis baat par karay Kya kia hay unho nay
Abay Nikal jahil insaan
Rest in peace 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️
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Wish snow was like this here in the UK as it would cause some controversy of saying you have omicron.
It was just a tragidy due to heavy storm and first time happened
There is very little Omicron in Pakistan.
@@healthandscience3506 nah this much snow have been happening for years only brainless tourists experienced it for the first time
Rip ...bdi dukh ki baat hai kya iny mousam ka pta ni tha ki aisa mousam hai 👀👀 😭