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Army troops checked all stranded vehicles, victims shifted to relief camps: ISPR
Army troops checked all stranded vehicles, victims shifted to relief camps
Murree: The Pakistan Army troops on Saturday checked all stranded vehicles and shifted all affected people in those vehicles to relief camps.
The Military Engineers troops and dozers were currently working to clear snow on Road Jheeka Gali -Kuldanna and Road Kuldanna – Barian, said an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) news release.
Earlier, the ISPR update was shared till 10:25 hours relief efforts.
According to ISPR's release, the army rescued more than 300 people, including children.
The rescued people were provided medical care by a team of army doctors and paramedics, the military's media wing said.
According to the statement, cooked meals was served to more than 1,000 stranded people in Jhika Gali, Kashmiri Bazar, Lower Topa and Kuldana.
ISPR said that the stranded people have been accommodated and provided shelter with meals and tea at Military College Murree, Supply Depot, APS and Army Logistics School Kuldana.
Meanwhile, after the rescue operation, traffic is moving from Jhika Gali to the Expressway.
The road from Jhika Gali to Kuldana has also been cleared; however, no traffic is plying there due to the slippery condition of the track, said the statement.
The ISPR further said that the track from Gharial to Bhurban is now open and flow of traffic has resumed there.