MUZAFFARABAD: (HRNW) At least 200 tourists were stranded in Pir Chinasi, a tourist destination, near Muzaffarabad on Thursday because of snow.
Bol News quoting police sources as saying that about 30 vehicles of tourists were stuck as roads got slippery because of snowfall. Teams of police and Rescue 1122 have left from Muzaffarabad to rescue the tourists stranded in Pir Chinasi.
“In bad weather, vehicles in mountain terrains become inoperable near Pir Chinasi. Machinery is not available at the tourist destination, therefore the chained machinery has been dispatched,” said police.
Rescue 1122 sources said the deputy commissioner, superintendent police and other civil officials had reached the site. Police said the passengers would be shifted in other vehicles to transport to a safe destination.