Chitral: Never in my life has there been snowfall in June

 Chitral:Never in my life has there been snowfall in June

Chitral: 'Never in my life has there been snowfall in June'

In Pakistan, the month of June is considered as the month of extreme heat, habas and lo, ie hot weather, but perhaps for the first time in recent history, some areas of Chitral district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have received snowfall in the month of June.

The snowfall has occurred in the last two days in Loot Awar, Khat and other nearby areas in Mastuja Tehsil. Locals say they estimate two to four inches of snow has fallen.

There is no meteorological department observatory in the area, which is why the snowfall could not be properly checked.

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The weather has improved due to snowfall in summer and the minimum temperature has also dropped.

Manzoor, an official of the Meteorological Department in Chitral, said that snow has fallen in Upper Chitral where the temperature has reportedly dropped to 4 degrees Celsius. Grade recorded

He said that the month of June has witnessed this extraordinary drop in temperature.

According to locals, sudden snowfall in June has damaged crops, orchards and livestock.

Fakhruddin, deputy tehsil nazim of Mustoch, told the BBC from Upper Chitral that the population in the area was dependent on summer crops and fruits, and this time it was all over.

He said that apart from apricot, pear and apple orchards, wheat and barley are grown in the area, while vegetables and potatoes and peas are plentiful in the area. Done.

He said that it had never happened in his life that there was snowfall in the month of June.

The area of ​​Upper Chitral is a mountain range and it snows here in winter and people bring cattle here in summer. In this season, fodder is also available in this area which is used by their animals all year round.