Srinagar, Jan. 16 -- When 50 year old Kupwara resident Abdul Rehman (name changed) ventured out of the house to buy groceries, little did he know that a calamity was awaiting him. As he entered the gate, a huge chunk of snow fell off the roof resulting in a fracture in his left leg.
"Within seconds my world blacked out. I lost my balance and ended up with a femur bone fracture and several cuts on my hands and nose," Rehman said.
What made the things worse was that the roads in his vicinity were not cleared off snow. The family found it difficult to ferry him to the Government Bone and Joints Hospital, Barazulla.
"After toiling hard, my sons managed to evacuate me to the hospital. It was twilight when we reached here. Doctors told me that...