Glacial flood alert issued for northwest Pakistan
Local residents walk past bulldozers removing debris to clear the
way at a site of landslides triggered by flash floods following
heavy monsoon rains, on a highway near the Chilas district,
northern Pakistan, Friday.
AP :
Pakistan has issued a glacial flood alert for its northwest region as heavy rains are expected to continue in the coming week, officials said Saturday.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is experiencing heavier downpours than the same period last year, prompting warnings of flooding from glacial lake outbursts, according to Anwar Shahzad, spokesperson for the local disaster management authority.
A letter issued mid-July warned that persistent high temperatures could accelerate snow and glacier melting, increasing the risk of severe weather events in vulnerable areas.