Snowfall persists across Chitral, Swat
At least 250 people, including women and children, had been stranded in their vehicles in Dir since midnight on Sunday due to intense snowfall in the region. PHOTO: EXPRESS
The snowfall and torrential rains which started in mountainous districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday continued throughout the day on Wednesday.
Local residents told The Express Tribune that Lowari Top between Chitral and Dir Upper districts received several feet of snow over the past four days while the Lowari Tunnel received at least five inches of snow on Wednesday. Police has been deployed in Dir Upper district who are allowing entry into Chitral only those vehicles that are equipped with snow chains.
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Due to heavy snow the movement of trucks has been restricted to Chitral and only passenger vehicles are allowed to enter.
“In the past snow meant that the district is completely cut off from the entire country for full two months but this is no longer the case after the construction of the Lowari Tunnel,” said a local resident, adding that this has opened the district for winter tourism too.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 1st, 2024.