50 stranded vehicles rescued from landslide-hit Mughal road

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Fifty vehicles stranded on the Mughal Road between Chatta Pani and Ratta Chamb Morh following a landslide were rescued in an operation that lasted whole night, an official said today.

He said that Mughal road was closed last night after a landslide hit the highway near Chatta Pani. The road has since been restored for traffic movement.

“A rescue operation was launched after the landslide hit the road, which continued till 3 am. All the stranded vehicles were safely taken out of the area,” sub-district magistrate Surankote Mohd Rashid said.