Two missing, tourists stranded after landslide in Naran

F.P. Report

NARAN: At least two people were missing when landslide occurred on Shahrah-e- Khaghan at different places that also stranded dozens of tourists in the valley. Assistant Commissioner Balakot said on Friday that two people went missing after landslide occurred at tourists’ resorts Jalkhad and Boravai in Naran valley.

Scores of tourists were stranded in the area after landslide blocked the road leading to Kaghan at different places. The tourists remained confined to their vehicles in open sky with acute shortage of food and drinks. The Assistant Commissioner said providing food to the tourists is the first priority but it would need a helicopter as roads were blocked by the landslide at different places. The AC has also directed an alert for all the departments concerned to clear the road as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, Kaghan Development Authority (KDA) appointed sanitation staff for Naran Town and started implementation of bylaws on new constructions in the valley.

Newly established KDA has started sanitation drive in all bazaars and streets of Naran where the staff would clean the areas, collect the garbage and shift it to the dumping point on daily basis.

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