Snow-trapped shepherds rescued in Kaghan Valley

News Desk

KAGHAN: The Kaghan Development Authority (KDA) on Friday rescued herdsmen trapped at Noori Top in five feet of snow for a week as a result of unexpected snowfall that hit the 13,400 feet high tourist spot in June.

More than 1000 sheep and goats have died due to the severe cold caused by the unprecedented heavy snowfall

Babu Sir Top, Noori Top and Noori Nar received more than 5 feet of snowfall in the middle of summer which decreased temperatures drastically in upper parts of the country, and a wave of severe cold struck shepherds and their herds.

Heave snow-trapped shepherd and their sheep.

KDA Director General Tariq Khan and other officers led by Aminul Hassan and Moazzam Khan took part in the rescue operation along with the local police and recovered the herdsmen trapped at Noori Top in heavy snowfall.

The besieged shepherds were shifted to a safer place and given dry food. In upper parts of the country, more than 1000 sheep and goats have died due to the severe cold caused by the unprecedented heavy snowfall. Fortunately, no causality of herdsmen was reported, the KDA sources said. Agencies