Heavy rainfall and excessive rainfall, snowfall and land sliding in Murree, Galiyat and even in mountainous areas laying in the southwards have made lives of people more miserable.
But on the other side, a large number of visitors from different areas of the country, including significant number of diplomats residing in Islamabad, also thronged Murree and adjoining areas to enjoy snowfall.
‘Online learnt here on Sunday that Murree, Galiyat and adjoining areas continuously kept receiving several feet snowfall and milliliters rainfall for more than 24 hours in different patches and resulted in blockade of traffic flow due to slippery on the roads and highways linking Murree to adjoining areas and Muzaffarabad, capital of Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
Moreover, lengthy queues of vehicles trapped due to land sliding on highways linking Murree to Rawalpindi/ Islamabad, Abbottabad and Muzaffarabad. The commuters, especially, children, women and old people were forced to stay inside their vehicles amid freezing temperature outside for several hours.
Furthermore, less attendance in government and private offices in these areas was also seen as people could not manage to reach at their workplaces due to non-availability of transport because of intense rain and excessive snowfall which continued with intervals.
As per medical experts, although rainfall was about to end different diseases common among children due to dry-cold, but excessive rainfall along with chilling cool storm was resulting in several infectious diseases in animals in the said areas.
Amid such a grave situation of available medical facilities to people in snowcapped areas, hundreds of hundreds visitors from different areas of the country, including significant number of diplomats residing in Islamabad, also thronged Murree and adjoining areas to enjoy snowfall.
A lot of hustle and bustle was seen at Mall Road during the daylight and even till late at night where energetic young people kept walking in snowfall to derive out full pleasure and enjoyment out of each moment and make every passing second memorable.
