Rain, snowfall trigger landslides in GB, blocking Karakoram Highway at multiple locations

GILGIT: Fresh rain and snowfall continued in Gilgit-Baltistan on Wednesday as landslides blocked the Karakoram Highway (KKH) at multiple locations between GB’s Diamer and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kohistan. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) had earlier issued an alert for an increased risk of glacial lake outburst flood, snow avalanches, and landslides in GB and upper KP till March 12. Due to the blockages, thousands of passengers, including patients, elders, and children travelling tow...

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