Quake Update: 400,000 hard-to-reach face life risks in quake zone’

Things are rough for those still stuck in the harsh Winter Weather...

From Jang:

"Some 400,000 people lying above 5,000 feet altitude are at a greater risk of disease and death in the wake of extreme winter supplemented with snowfall and heavy rains, said the United Nations officials on Thursday.

UN humanitarian coordinator Jan Vendemoortle, told a press conference here, "The snow came late but it came with a vengeance— the weather on the weekend was very severe." He said snow fell below the normal snowline of 5,000 feet and heavy rain was flooding many of the tents in the area. The UN top official also added that landslides continue to make life more difficult, blocking main roads and making tracks treacherous................."

and from the Boston Globe:

"MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan --Hundreds of quake survivors lined up outside a field hospital Tuesday to seek treatment for chest infections and other cold-related ailments after a blast of freezing rain hit northern Pakistan, health workers said..........."