FOTOS | Fuerte nevada cubre de blanco Cachemira, donde millones de pobres viven al aire libre
Millones de pobres entre la India, Pakistán y China son los más afectados por fuertes nevadas y avalanchas, y algunos no logran sobrevivir al no contar con suficiente ropa de abrigo o vivir al aire libre.
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People cross a snow-covered bridge during a snowfall in Srinagar January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Sanna Irshad Mattoo | SANNA IRSHAD MATTOO/REUTERS
Men remove snow from the roofs of houseboats during a snowfall in Srinagar January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Ismail | DANISH ISMAIL/REUTERS
A three-wheeler carrying goods moves in a snow-covered road during a snowfall in Srinagar January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Sanna Irshad Mattoo | SANNA IRSHAD MATTOO/REUTERS
Men remove snow from the roof of a houseboat during snowfall in Srinagar January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Sanna Irshad Mattoo | SANNA IRSHAD MATTOO/REUTERS
An Indian security force personnel gestures as he stands guard at a national highway, during snowfall on the outskirts of Srinagar December 29, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail | DANISH ISMAIL/REUTERS
People remove snow from the premises of the shrine of Sufi Saint Mir Syed Ali Hamadani after a snowfall in Srinagar January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Sanna Irshad Mattoo | SANNA IRSHAD MATTOO/REUTERS
People commute on a snow-covered road during a snowfall in Srinagar January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Sanna Irshad Mattoo | SANNA IRSHAD MATTOO/REUTERS
People row their boats in the waters of Dal Lake with the backdrop of snow-covered mountains after a snowfall in Srinagar December 12, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail | DANISH ISMAIL/REUTERS
Men clear snow from a bridge after a fresh snowfall in Srinagar January 3, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Ismail | DANISH ISMAIL/REUTERS
Men warm themselves before starting their work inside an automobile workshop on a cold morning in Srinagar December 23, 2020. REUTERS/Sanna Irshad Mattoo | SANNA IRSHAD MATTOO/REUTERS
A woman carries bread as she walks on a frost-covered footbridge in the interiors of Nigeen Lake on a cold winter morning in Srinagar, December 24, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY | DANISH ISMAIL/REUTERS
A girl crosses a road during a snowfall in Srinagar January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Ismail | DANISH ISMAIL/REUTERS
A man pushes his handcart through a snow-covered road during a snowfall in Srinagar January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Sanna Irshad Mattoo | SANNA IRSHAD MATTOO/REUTERS
A woman and a girl walk during a snowfall in Srinagar January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Ismail | DANISH ISMAIL/REUTERS
Women belonging to Kashmiri Gujjar community cook food on a wood burner inside a mud house at Mulnar on the outskirts of Srinagar December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Sanna Irshad Mattoo | SANNA IRSHAD MATTOO/REUTERS
A man removes snow from his boat in the waters of Dal Lake after a snowfall in Srinagar January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Ismail | DANISH ISMAIL/REUTERS
Men hold umbrellas to shield themselves from snow as they walk down a snow-covered street during a snowfall in Srinagar January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Ismail | DANISH ISMAIL/REUTERS
A man holds an umbrella as he walks in a snow-covered alley during a snowfall in Srinagar January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Sanna Irshad Mattoo | SANNA IRSHAD MATTOO/REUTERS
La región de Cachemira al sur de la parte más occidental de la cordillera de los Himalaya, fue cubierta por una fuerte nevada.
Las autoridades se vieron obligadas a cerrar el aeropuerto de Srinagar, y despejar la nieve de las mismas para poder reanudar las operaciones en medio de las advertencias por avalanchas.
Las carreteras también quedaron llenas de nieve y se interrumpió el suministro de electricidad.
Las temperaturas en las partes del norte del subcontinente indio, bordeando las estribaciones del Himalaya, bajan drásticamente durante los meses de diciembre y enero, principalmente, debido a los disturbios occidentales estacionales.
El mal clima afecta a los más pobres
Los inviernos del sur de Asia no son tan fríos como en otras regiones, como América del Norte, pero los millones de pobres aquí se ven más afectados porque viven al aire libre y no tienen suficiente ropa de abrigo y, a menudo, mueren.
En enero de 2020 al menos 71 personas perdieron la vida, 29 resultaron heridas y 10 quedaron en estado de desaparecida por las intensas nevadas y avalanchas.
