(See 'Pakistan: stuck in the storm ...' at 10.05 am) (ANSA) - ROME, JANUARY 08 - The toll of the snow storm that hit Murree, a mountain town in Pakistan, about 30 kilometers from the capital Islamabad.
They would have frozen to death in cars trapped in wool. This was reported by the rescue services after the Pakistani Interior Minister, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed had reported a death toll of 20, adding that more than 700 vehicles had been extracted and the occupants brought in safety while about 250 cars were still blocked.
Military and paramilitary troops are helping the local administration in the rescue operations, hampered by the persistent bad weather.
The snowfall began on Tuesday night and continued at regular intervals, initially attracting thousands of tourists.
(HANDLE).