Kara­koram Highway closed, Ghizer worst hit by more flash floods

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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