Three tourists lost their lives on Friday after they were buried under a glacial slip in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa district, according to the authorities.
Mansehra Rescue 1122 spokesman Amir Khadam Khan said Dawn.com that the incident occurred near the Sohni waterfall in the orange area.
“[The] The tourists, from Lahore, took selfies near the glacier when he slid down, burying them below. “
He added that the bodies of the tourists were recovered from the glacier and moved to a nearby hospital, where they were identified as Mohammad Tahir, 35, Mohammad Tayyab, 22, and Abubakar, 13.
The advisor of Prime Minister KP on tourism, Zahid Chanze, B extended his condolences to the afflicted families and said: “Arrangements were being made to send the bodies to Lahore.”
In a statement, he urged tourists to avoid taking selfies near stains and dangerous glaciers, saying that glaciers were quickly melting due to warm climate.
He also said they would launch a campaign throughout the province so that tourists adapt and meet security precautions while visiting the places.
Last month, four Gujrat tourists who disappeared in Gilgit-Baltistan on May 16 were found dead on the shore of the Indo River, near the Isistak village in the Roundu Valley in Skardu.
In March, a UN report warned that glaciers and snow that melt quickly have endangered the global ecosystem and billions of people who trust the fresh water of these sources.
The report says that glaciers had an extreme risk due to global warming, pollution and unsustainable human activities, and if they were not properly handled, they could become a source of perpetual conflicts.
