21 people froze to death in their cars stranded in snow during a glut of tourists in Murree incident. The victims included 9 children. Around 1,000 cars were snowed in and people were stranded in the calamity-hit hill station. Pakistani celebrities took to social and expressed their shock and offered condolences.
Saba Qamar
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Actor Saba Qamar tweeted: “I am heartbroken to see images from Murree. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families who lost their loved ones.” She also advised her followers to check weather forecasts prior to any travel.
I am heartbroken to see images from Murree. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families who lost their loved ones. Please check travel advisory before traveling in extreme weather conditions ๐
โ Saba Qamar (@s_qamarzaman) January 8, 2022
Faysal Qureshi
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Faysal Qureshi urged to pray for the departed souls, “Receiving sad and disturbing videos of Muree and Galyat. Around 20 people (local tourists) including women and children have died due to extreme weather conditions. Aur jo wahan hain ALLAH pak madad farmaye aur apni amaan mey rakhay ameen (May Allah keep the people who are still there safe and help them).”
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Please pray for departed souls โฆReceiving sad and disturbing videos of Muree and Galyat. Around 20 people (local tourists) including women and children have died due to extreme weather conditions. Aur jo wahan hain ALLAH pak madad farmaye aur apni amaan mey rakhay ameen
โ Faysal Quraishi (@faysalquraishi) January 8, 2022
Model Nadia Hussain and singer Meesha Shafi were heartbroken
๐ขAllah khair karay!!!! #Murree
โ NADIA HUSSAIN (@NADIAHUSSAIN_NH) January 8, 2022
Murree ๐
โ MEESHA SHAFI (@itsmeeshashafi) January 8, 2022
Cricketer Shoaib Malik called the Murree Incident heart-wrenching
– I am very shocked & sad to see the heart wrenching images/videos coming from Murree, stay safe everyone, my heart goes out to the families of the deceased, May The Almighty bless the departed souls…
โ Shoaib Malik ๐ต๐ฐ (@realshoaibmalik) January 8, 2022
Actor Armeena Khan emphasized on travel and restriction plans to deal with such calamities.
She wrote, “Where is the cold weather risk plan to mitigate such risk? This includes regulating traffic and โpreppingโ infrastructure to receive snowfall with adequate weather warning systems in place. My heart breaks for the families who have lost their loved ones needlessly.”
Where is the cold weather risk plan to mitigate such risk? This includes regulating traffic and โpreppingโ infrastructure to receive snowfall with adequate weather warning systems in place. My heart breaks for the families who have lost their loved ones needlessly. #Murree ๐
โ Armeena โจ (@ArmeenaRK) January 8, 2022
Actor Osman Khalid Butt shared a piece of important information for people stuck in such situations.
Actor Osman Mukhtar requested everyone to stop sharing the horrific videos of the incident
Prime Minister Imran Khan had also tweeted about how “shocked and upset” he was to hear of the tragic deaths
Shocked & upset at tragic deaths of tourists on road to Murree. Unprecedented snowfall & rush of ppl proceeding without checking weather conditions caught district admin unprepared. Have ordered inquiry & putting in place strong regulation to ensure prevention of such tragedies.
โ Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 8, 2022
