At least 11 people died after an avalanche hit members of a nomadic tribe as they crossed a mountainous area in northern Pakistan, the country's disaster management agency said on Saturday.
Another 13 people were injured in the avalanche which struck a group of families at Shounter Top Pass late on Friday. The pass, which is located at 4,420 meters above sea level, connects the Astore district of the Gilgit-Baltistan region to the bordering Kashmir valley.
Harsh weather conditions hampered the rescue operation and made access to the remote scene difficult. "Such incidents are rising in Pakistan due to the impact of climate change," Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in a statement.
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