Apr 21st, 2012
Rawalpindi: The weather has once again turned very cold due to overcast conditions and chilling winds, posing difficulties in rescue av\ctivities in Gyari sector, said a stamen issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations(ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan’s army, on Saturday.
According to the statement, though the
bad weather posing difficulties in rescue activities, it could not
affect the pace of work at site.
It noted that the excavation work was being expanded with help of men
and material, adding that a probing search was carried out at three
spots.
“Some life jackets, pieces of Igloo and medicines have been found at the site,” the statement noted.
It said that the items were found 600
meters from the original location. The ISPR said the items recovered
showed the magnitude of destruction and nature of the avalanche.
The statement said the entire process of
initiation/striking down of avalanche took less than five seconds as
intimated by WAPDA Team Hydrological experts.
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