Rain, snowfall bring life to standstill in GB

GILGIT: Heavy rain and snowfall that continued for 48 hours have brought life to a standstill in parts of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Chitral which triggered a series of snow avalanches, unusual flash floods and landslides, damaging 600 houses with thousands of other homes reporting leaks in the roof.

Access continues to be a major challenge as roads are blocked at multiple locations, including the connection between Islamabad and Gilgit and the Gilgit-China section on the Karakoram Highway.

Both entrances of the newly constructed Attabad tunnel are blocked due to the debris flow and snow avalanche.

According to FOCUS Pakistan, the seriously injured are having difficulties in reaching tertiary care units in different parts of Gilgit-Baltistan.