Snowfall adds woes to quake affectees in Chitral, Parachinar

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Continued rain and snowfall in quake-hit Chitral, Parachinar and Ghizer, have added to difficulties for the earthquake affectees.

According to local media, Chitral-Gilgit road is closed and the relief activities are likely to be suspended. Peshawar-Chiral road was closed due to land sliding.

Quake victims spent night under the open sky as snowfall on the mountains in Diamer turned weather cold and badly hit their tents, local media reported.

More than 6-inch snowfall has hit quake-hit areas of Ghizer and added miseries of the victims.

Rain and snowfall have also turned weather chilly in Swat, Shangla and other quake-hit areas. People living in the makeshift tents are being hit by several diseases.