GILGIT: Residents of Gilgit-Baltistan have been warned of doable Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (Glof) occasions and flash floods this week.
An alert issued by the Pakistan Meteorological Division on Monday said that daytime temperatures in GB and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are anticipated to stay 4 to 6 levels Celsius, larger than regular, between Could 21 and 27, with wind and thunderstorms.
The atmospheric situation is prone to set off a Glof occasion or flash floods in susceptible snow-covered and glaciated areas of GB and Chitral district of KP.
It suggested the administration and native organisations and communities to stay vigilant and take precautionary measures.
In gentle of the alert, the Gilgit deputy commissioner, Ameer Azam Hamza, appealed to the general public to keep away from pointless journey in the course of the excessive climate and never stand beneath billboards, electrical wires and bushes.
An announcement mentioned the folks dwelling close to glaciers ought to take precautionary measures. Vacationers have been suggested to watch out throughout rains.
In 2022, flash floods and Glofs hit many villages in Hunza, Nagar, Ghizer, Astore, Skardu, and Gilgit districts of GB.
Printed in Daybreak, Could twenty second, 2024