ISLAMABAD: Dozens of quake survivors forced their way onto two UN helicopters involved in the relief effort and demanded to be taken out of a Kashmir village on Friday, a UN official said. The helicopters carried the people to their destinations — reportedly Muzaffarabad and Abbottabad —before landing safely, said UN Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator Larry Hollingworth. The people then fled and no one was arrested, he said. Hollingworth said that the "regrettable incident" was being investigated and the UN was in touch with Pakistani military and civil authorities. He could not confirm a report that one UN staffer was punched when about 50 villagers jumped onto the helicopters in the village of Banamula, 135 kilometres southeast of Muzaffarabad.| Surely there must be some mistake. I'm quite sure the holy men told us the people were ever so happy in their mountain fastnesses... |
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