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Rescuers expand search in northern Pakistan for 12 missing tourists swept away by floods
GILGIT-BALTISTAN, PAKISTAN, JUL 25 – At least 12 tourists remain missing after flash floods triggered by 82% above-average monsoon rains, with rescue teams facing difficult terrain and worsening weather conditions.
- On Friday, rescue teams expanded their search for at least a dozen tourists in Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan, following flash floods.
- With rainfall 82% above July 2024 levels, the Pakistan Meteorological Department triggered flash floods in Diamer district amid climate-worsened cloudbursts and glacial melting.
- This week, emergency crews have since Tuesday recovered the bodies of eight tourists and a resident, Faizullah Faraq said, as rescue operations continue amidst difficult terrain.
- Astore Valley and Thor are declared disaster zones due to severe flooding, Gulbar Khan said efforts to repair roads are underway, and emergency services remain on high alert.
- During the May to September peak season, about one million tourists visit, Nasir Hussain said this year’s monsoon rains have wreaked havoc on tourism, raising fears of a repeat of the 2022 floods.
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Floods, landslides leave 9 dead in G-B
At least nine people have lost their lives as torrential rains continue to unleash floods and landslides across Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), officials confirmed on Friday, with dozens more injured and the search still ongoing for those feared missing. According to G-B government spokesperson Faizullah Faraq, the dead include two women and two children. "The number of people swept away by floodwater could be around 12 to 14," he said in a statement, a…
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Rescuers expand search in northern Pakistan for 12 missing tourists swept away by floods
Rescue teams in northern Pakistan have expanded their search for at least a dozen tourists who went missing after flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains.
karakoram highway reopened as rescue aid efforts continue in flood hit Gilgit Baltistan
The Karakoram Highway (KKH) was reopened on Saturday as aid and rescue operations continued in Gilgit-Baltistan after flash floods battered the region. The devastating impacts of climate change have become more visible in GB as unprecedented heatwaves, erratic weather patterns and glacial melting have triggered cloudbursts and intense floods across the region. On Monday, floods swept through GB’s Babusar area in Diamer district and Naran, cau…
Gilgit-Baltistan: Floods wreak havoc, search ongoing for missing tourists
Torrential monsoon rains in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district have triggered deadly landslides and flash floods, leaving a trail of destruction across the region. Several lives have been lost, while the search continues for at least 25 missing tourists caught in the natural disaster. So far, more than 300 tourists have been rescued by emergency teams, despite […] The post Gilgit-Baltistan: Floods wreak havoc, search ongoing for missing tourists…
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