Karakoram Highway closed, Ghizer worst hit by more flash floods
GILGIT/LAHORE: Flash floods triggered by cloudbursts and rapid glacial melting wreaked havoc across Gilgit-Baltistan on Tuesday, damaging homes, roads, bridges and agricultural land, while leaving hundreds of tourists and local residents stranded in several districts. As a result, the Karakoram Highway (KKH) was closed for traffic near Altashi Nullah in the Gini area of Chilas. Authorities have warned that rising water levels in the Hunza, Nagar and Indus rivers, as well as other streams...
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