Land sliding on Gilgit-Skardu Road: Pak Army rescues stranded persons
Pakistan Army helicopter shifted the rescued persons to Gilgit and Skardu.
SKARDU (Dunya News) – Pakistan Army on Friday rescued hundreds of persons who were stranded on both sides of the road after a massive land sliding blocked the Gilgit-Skardu Road the previous day, Dunya News reported.
Pakistan Army used the helicopter to rescue stranded passengers including women, children and elderly persons. The rescued persons were shifted to Gilgit and Skardu.
A massive land sliding in Bishu area near Skardu on Thursday night had blocked the Gilgit-Skardu Road has for all kinds of traffic and hundreds of vehicles were stranded on both sides of the road in the area where temperature was well below freezing point.