The Gilgit-Baltistan Karakoram Highway cleared of landslides after being closed for 3 days

• The Karakoram Highway was closed three days later due to a landslide; the stranded tourists and passengers slowly returned to their homes.
• According to Assistant Commissioner Chilas, nine places on the Karakoram Highway from Tatta Pani to Lal Pari have been closed.
• The Gilgit-Baltistan region has intermittently continued rains, destroying houses and crops, and blocking traffic roads.

CHILAS: Countless tourists and locals who were trapped after the Karakoram Highway was closed for three days after a landslide in Gilgit-Baltistan will be hopeful after clearing debris from the highway on Thursday night.

Nine places on the Karakoram Highway from Tatarpani to Lalpari have been cut off, including Gandlow, Lycot and other places, Assistant Commissioner Chilas said earlier.

In a statement issued on Thursday evening, local police said that the debris blocking the road was finally removed and tourists can go home.

Heavy machinery was installed on both sides of the Karakoram Mountains to clean up the highway, but due to the landslides, the repair work was difficult.

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The British Home Office has stated that the opening of the blocked part of the Karakoram Highway began in the early hours of Thursday morning.

According to the British Home Office, Gilgit-Baltistan Road was also blocked in 15 places due to landslides.

They said that the Disaster Management Bureau and the Border Engineering Organization were working day and night to repair Gilgit-Astory Road, and by Thursday afternoon, all traffic on the highway had resumed.

The British Home Office had earlier stated that if there were no more rains or landslides, the roads would be reopened soon, with FWO, NHA and district officials overseeing the on-site restoration work.

Tourists were told to wait for the road to reopen in Chilas. Inter-regional highways are also open in emergency situations.

More machines were sent on Thursday to speed up the process.

At the same time, the city has continued to rain intermittently for the past three days. Houses and crops in the area were damaged, and traffic roads were severely affected.

The Kana River Valley loses ground contact with the city and cannot be restored after 48 hours

Rains and landslides in Gilgit-Baltistan cut off ground connectivity in many areas

The Ghizer area of ​​Gilgit-Baltistan has been raining continuously for the past three days. Due to landslides, several ground connections have been cut off.

Due to a landslide in the Damilgan area of ​​Ghizer, the ground connection to Tehsil Yaseen was cut from one day, and Gopis Chartoi also suffered a landslide, and Gilgit-Chitral Road was closed due to various traffic.

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On the other hand, due to river erosion, the main road in Ashkuman Valley was closed for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday.

In the past five days, the ground connection to the upper villages of Amat has also been severed. In addition, there are reports that traffic roads in other areas have been closed due to landslides.