According to The Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), a landslide at Rondo Malupa in Skardu on Sunday afternoon smashed their car, killing at least five people.
One of the nations most at risk from climate change is Pakistan. With 59.3 mm of precipitation, this year’s April was the wettest since 1961. Most in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, landslides, house collapses, and thunderstorms killed at least 144 people.
Rescue officials told APP, “The unfortunate vehicle was traveling from Skardu to Shangus when it was suddenly buried under a massive amount of falling debris.”
Since the car was washed away by the avalanche and the occupants had no way out, police called the situation “horrific.”
According to the report, a rescue squad was sent to the location right away to begin a search and rescue effort.
Officials reported that at least five individuals had died in the disaster as the rescue effort went on.
The victims’ identities have not yet been made public.
According to authorities, two children were killed and a veterinary hospital, a private school, numerous stores, and cow sheds were destroyed in August of this year when landslides and flash floods brought on by monsoon rains devastated Kushnat, Pakora, Mominabad, and other villages in Gilgit Baltistan’s Astore district.
Thousands of passengers were left stuck on the Karakoram Highway in May after landslides caused by a period of intense rain and snow closed it at several locations.
Rescue officials said that landslides caused the roadway to be shut at two locations in Basari and Lotter in Kohistan on Tuesday, while sporadic rain continued throughout GB and the surrounding territories.
Some parts of the province, including places in Gilgit, also witnessed communication disruptions due to unexpected snowfall received in the upper areas of Astore, Skardu, and Hunza, among other areas.
In June, a UN official had warned that roughly 200,000 people could be affected by the forthcoming monsoon, predicted to bring heavy rainfall.
Flash floods brought on by torrential rainfall in 2022 killed approximately 1,700 people, damaged 30 billion, and impacted 30 million more.
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