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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – At least 10 people were killed and 25 injured in an avalanche in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan on Saturday, police said.
According to the police, 10 people, including three women, died in a misfortune in Schunter The highest point in the Astor region is in the mountainous region.
Rescue work was launched with the help of local residents and later Pakistani army Soldiers also joined the operation,” the police said.
Down News quoted rescue officials as saying that up to 25 people from the Gujjar family were traveling with their livestock from Pakistani-occupied Kashmir to Astor when they were hit by the avalanche.
The injured were taken to Astor Hospital in the district headquarters, where the condition of 12 was critical.
Earlier, Deputy Inspector General of Police for Diamer Astor Division, parasite mirHe said that rescue teams are facing challenges in reaching the affected area due to its remote location and difficult terrain.
The Northern Areas Force Command, a military formation of the Pakistan Army, provided helicopter service, relief materials and medical personnel to assist in the rescue operation, but they were not flown “to the site due to bad weather”.
The official said the district administration is closely monitoring the rescue operation while imposing an emergency at DHQ Astor Hospital and Joint Military Hospital Skardu.
Head of the secretariat Mohiuddin Wani He confirmed the accident and said that rescue teams are working in the affected area.
Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan Khaled Khurshid Khan He deeply regretted the loss of life and directed local authorities to start rescue operations.
He called on the Home Minister and Director General of the Gilgit-Baltistan Disaster Management Authority and other officials to look into the incident immediately.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif in a tweet expressed deep sorrow for the loss of precious lives in the avalanche, adding that such incidents are increasing in Pakistan due to the effects of climate change.
He said, “The entire world must fulfill its responsibility to protect developing countries like Pakistan from these harmful effects.”
Five of the 14 world peaks above 8,000 meters are located in the region. In addition, Gilgit-Baltistan has more than 7,000 glaciers and frequently witnesses avalanches, landslides, and glacier lake eruptions.
In a tragic accident in 2012, at least 129 Pakistani soldiers and 11 civilians died when a massive avalanche hit their camp in Gayari district, about 300 km northeast of Skardu district.
According to the police, 10 people, including three women, died in a misfortune in Schunter The highest point in the Astor region is in the mountainous region.
Rescue work was launched with the help of local residents and later Pakistani army Soldiers also joined the operation,” the police said.
Down News quoted rescue officials as saying that up to 25 people from the Gujjar family were traveling with their livestock from Pakistani-occupied Kashmir to Astor when they were hit by the avalanche.
The injured were taken to Astor Hospital in the district headquarters, where the condition of 12 was critical.
Earlier, Deputy Inspector General of Police for Diamer Astor Division, parasite mirHe said that rescue teams are facing challenges in reaching the affected area due to its remote location and difficult terrain.
The Northern Areas Force Command, a military formation of the Pakistan Army, provided helicopter service, relief materials and medical personnel to assist in the rescue operation, but they were not flown “to the site due to bad weather”.
The official said the district administration is closely monitoring the rescue operation while imposing an emergency at DHQ Astor Hospital and Joint Military Hospital Skardu.
Head of the secretariat Mohiuddin Wani He confirmed the accident and said that rescue teams are working in the affected area.
Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan Khaled Khurshid Khan He deeply regretted the loss of life and directed local authorities to start rescue operations.
He called on the Home Minister and Director General of the Gilgit-Baltistan Disaster Management Authority and other officials to look into the incident immediately.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif in a tweet expressed deep sorrow for the loss of precious lives in the avalanche, adding that such incidents are increasing in Pakistan due to the effects of climate change.
He said, “The entire world must fulfill its responsibility to protect developing countries like Pakistan from these harmful effects.”
Five of the 14 world peaks above 8,000 meters are located in the region. In addition, Gilgit-Baltistan has more than 7,000 glaciers and frequently witnesses avalanches, landslides, and glacier lake eruptions.
In a tragic accident in 2012, at least 129 Pakistani soldiers and 11 civilians died when a massive avalanche hit their camp in Gayari district, about 300 km northeast of Skardu district.
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