Nathiagali-Murree Road Blocked By Heavy Snowfall

Abbottabad Murree road on Thursday remained blocked for all sorts of vehicular traffic as 40 feet long glacier fell on the road at Kandla, leaving tourists stranded

ABBOTTABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Jan, 2019 ) :Abbottabad Murree road on Thursday remained blocked for all sorts of vehicular traffic as 40 feet long glacier fell on the road at Kandla, leaving tourists stranded.

While talking to APP, the Galyat Development Authority (GDA) spokesperson Ahsan Hameed said main Murree road is completely blocked while the GDA and KP Highways Authority teams have reached Galyat to open the blocked roads.

Fortunately, no loss has been reported as the glacier fell on the road while the stranded tourists were shifted to a safe place.

He informed that we have rescued two families one of Rawalpindi and other of Charsada from Kundla.

Initially, they were shifted to a private hotel at Donga Gali.As the contractor, KPHA and district administration machinery cleared Murree road for one way traffic both families moved to their homes via Abbottabad, Ahsan Hameed stated.

Besides the tourists, thousands of locals have also been trapped in their native areas as Galyat has received more than 4 feet snow during the latest spell. All connecting roads of remote villages with Nathia Gali and Donga Gali are still chocked where no government machinery yet reached to clear the snow.