Six people were freezing to death because of the cold in northern India

On January 11, six people, including a pregnant woman, were killed in cold weather in Kashmir, India.

On January 11, six people, including a pregnant woman, were killed in cold weather in Kashmir, India.

Picture 1 of Six people were freezing to death because of the cold in northern India

Snow white clears the villages of Kashmir

According to local authorities, this is also the coldest in the past two decades.

Heavy snowfall has cut off all communications of people. Power outages and widespread water loss have affected the lives of more than 10 million people.

Khati Begam, a pregnant woman in a village in southern Narastan, had severe abdominal pain on Monday (January 9), but people did not know how to take her to the hospital due to snow. Thickened sealed passageways and clogged traffic.

During the conversation with AFP, Bashir Gujjar, the husband of the ill-fated girl, said: 'I and the villagers left Begam lying on a bed and tried to take her to the hospital but unfortunately, she He died before going there. "

After days of sinking in the cold, the electricity system has been restored in most parts of Kashmir valley. The main highway section connecting this area with other Indian cities has also returned.

Update 16 December 2018
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