ISLAMABAD, Nov 11: About 150 high risk villages have been identified as civil and military authorities in quake-affected Bagh have compiled a list of vulnerable villages to facilitate coordination among national and international relief partners.

An official said that around 90 of these vulnerable villages are located in the eastern sub-district of Haveli.

An estimated half a million survivors are living without any shelter in high valleys above the snowline. They will be cut off when heavy snow starts falling, which would last till at least April.

According to the meteorological office, with the rain, night temperatures are likely to remain below freezing in most parts of earthquake-affected NWFP and Azad Kashmir. The widespread winter rainfall may increase the risk of landslides in the area.

The Pakistan Army is deploying about 180 teams from engineering battalions with shelter repair kits to address immediate shelter requirements in quake-affected areas as the weather rapidly deteriorates.