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In Pakistan, 22 die in subfreezing temperatures as their cars are stuck in heavy snow – Nation & World News

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January 8, 2022 News from NPR, World

People walk past vehicles trapped in a heavy snowfall-hit area in Murree, some 28 miles north of the capital of Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday.

Most of the victims died of hypothermia, officials said, as overnight temperatures fell to 17.6 Fahrenheit amid heavy snowfall at Pakistan’s mountain resort town of Murree.

(Image credit: Inter Services Public Relations via AP)

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