Record November snowfall of 3 feet hits northern Pakistan, blocking roads

Ahtesham Khan and Ali Murad
The Express Tribune
Sun, 15 Nov 2020 14:09 UTC

A car covered in snow appear stuck in what seems to be at least two feet of snow on a street in Lower Dir

Up until Saturday, three feet of snow was recorded in Mahodand and two each in Kalam, Malam Jabba and adjoining areas.

Lower Dir was in the grips of an extreme cold weather on Sunday after experiencing what was said to be record rain and snowfall that continued for a second day.

Up until Saturday, three feet of snow was recorded in Mahodand and two each in Kalam, Malam Jabba and adjoining areas.

While many tourists were said to have flocked to the area to experience the beautiful scenes, there were reporters of six people, including cattle, being trapped in the snow at Ganshan Sar.

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Snowfall in Gilgit, Chitral

The first snow, and rainfall in multiple parts of Pakistan have signaled the arrival of winter in the country.

Northern areas such as Chitral, Abbottabad, parts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Nathiagali experienced the season's first snowfall along with cool winds.

Following this, the temperatures dropped, forcing residents to take out their jackets, sweaters and blankets.

In Chitral, over three feet of snow was recorded in the last two days. Due to this, multiple roads to and from the city were blocked. Ghizar experienced a similar situation.