According to the district government, a falling glacier caused by a glacial lake outburst has prevented the Yarkhun River from flowing, turning it into a lake near Mastuj Pasum Gol Upper Chitral.
Due to the river’s rising flow from Pasum Gol, the local administration has placed the national disaster management authority on high alert. To avoid any adverse incidence, a notice has also been issued to evacuate residents of the surrounding areas.
The probability of a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) has increased due to the glacial blockade of the Yarkhun River, and the local authorities have encouraged residents to relocate to safer areas.
People are being warned to take precautions and not remain back in the dangerous terrain since it is expected that the local population may be harmed by flooding in the Chitral River if the glacier dam fails.
According to Rescue 1122, its workers were successful in constructing a pedestrian bridge to make it easier for locals and people traveling to and from higher places to get where they need to go.
Following the flooding in Shaidas and Harchin nullahs, thousands of people returning from the annual Shandur polo tournament on July 3 were also left stranded in Laspur valley. Although no assistance was provided by the government agencies, the people of Laspur provided assistance and hospitality to numerous tourists who were stuck because of the local flooding.
In the Garam Chashma region of Chitral, two suspension bridges close to the Arkari settlement were destroyed on June 30th by a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF). GLOFs are unexpected occurrences that can discharge millions of cubic meters of water and debris, resulting in the destruction of lives, property, and ways of life in isolated and underdeveloped mountain villages. The Met Office has warned that moist currents from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal are expected to reach Pakistan’s upper regions by the end of this week. The development was confirmed by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), which also said that teams had been sent to assist villagers who had used the bridges to cross a storm drain.
Heavy rains could cause flash floods and landslides, therefore the authorities have been told to take all necessary precautions and to be on the lookout. Additionally, the government has warned visitors to travel sparingly and exercise “extreme caution.” A similar catastrophe occurred last month when a GLOF event swept away and demolished the Hassanabad Bridge on the Karakoram Highway near Hunza.
According to the authorities, the glacier melted as a result of extreme heat. Sherry Rehman, the minister of climate change, had issued a warning in April that flash floods and glacial lake outburst flood events in Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were possible due to an increase in local temperatures.
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