Mud Flow, Landslides Block Roads In Gilgit Baltistan: NDMA
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published August 13, 2018 | 09:41 PM
The significant monsoon rains have caused mud flow and landslides in Gilgit Baltistan (GB) rendering major thoroughfares blocked during last 24 hours.
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Aug, 2018 ) :The significant monsoon rains have caused mud flow and landslides in Gilgit Baltistan (GB) rendering major thoroughfares blocked during last 24 hours.
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in its daily monsoon situation report said that momentous rainfall was reported during last 24 hours in Islamabad 74 mm, Lahore 55 mm, Barnala 53 mm, Haraman 49 mm, Kotli 42 mm, Tarbela 41 mm and Brarkot 40 mm.
Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecast for next 24 hours predicts, "Scattered thunderstorm and rain with isolated heavy falls are expected over the upper catchments of Rivers Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej alongwith Lahore, Gujranwala and Rawalpindi Divisions. Scattered thunderstorm and rain with isolated moderate falls are expected over the upper catchments of Rivers Indus and Jhelum alongwith Sargodha and Faisalabad Divisions".
Wet spell is likely to continue, it added.
The road situation after the rainfalls is reported as on August 8 due to mud flow and landslides, Karakoram Highway (KKH) was blocked at Attabad Tunnel (one way is open) and Tattapani while work was in progress to clear the road by Frontier Works Organization (FWO) and district administrations.
The road to Batswat village, Tehsil Ishkoman, District Ghizer was also blocked due to debris flow where rehabilitation was in progress to restore the road by district administration.
The report claimed that all other roads and railway routes across the country wereclear.
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