A rescue team comprising police and scouts was sent by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (PDMAKP)to Shershal near Garam Chashma which was hit by the avalanche around 2:30 am.
Nine bodies were recovered so far, besides three injured, who were shifted to Civil Hospital Garam Chashma, said a press release issued here.
According to NDMA official, the Authority sent 100 blankets, 50 quilts, winter shawl cotton (20 pieces), 50 stoves, 30 flour packets (20kg each), 10 plastic mates and first aid medicines to Chitral. For the purpose, it had requisitioned a helicopter from Pakistan Army, which took off at 3:45 pm on Sunday for Chitral.
NDMA, PDMAKP and SDMA were jointly working for the rescue operation, he added.
The NDMA, he said, had also geared up its coordination with National Highway Authority and asked it to mobilize its machinery on all critical sections for roads clearance.