US EditionRescuers expand search in northern Pakistan for 12 missing tourists swept away by floods
GILGIT-BALTISTAN, PAKISTAN, JUL 25 – At least 12 tourists remain missing after flash floods triggered by 82% above-average monsoon rains, with rescue teams facing difficult terrain and worsening weather conditions.
- On Friday, rescue teams expanded their search for at least a dozen tourists in Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan, after floods swept them away.
- With rainfall 82% above July 2024 levels, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, cloudbursts and glacial melting triggered flash floods and deadly landslides.
- Last Tuesday, emergency crews recovered the bodies of eight tourists and a resident, Faizullah Faraq said, amid ongoing rescue efforts.
- Astore Valley and Thor were declared disaster zones due to severe flooding, Gulbar Khan said efforts are underway to repair roads, and emergency services remain on high alert.
- During the May to September peak season, Nasir Hussain said this year’s monsoon rains have wreaked havoc on the tourism industry, raising fears of a repeat of the 2022 floods.
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Floods, landslides leave 9 dead in G-B
At least nine people have lost their lives as torrential rains continue to unleash floods and landslides across Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), officials confirmed on Friday, with dozens more injured and the search still ongoing for those feared missing. According to G-B government spokesperson Faizullah Faraq, the dead include two women and two children. "The number of people swept away by floodwater could be around 12 to 14," he said in a statement, a…
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Rescuers expand search in northern Pakistan for 12 missing tourists swept away by floods
Rescue teams in northern Pakistan have expanded their search for at least a dozen tourists who went missing after flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains.
Gilgit-Baltistan: Floods wreak havoc, search ongoing for missing tourists
Torrential monsoon rains in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district have triggered deadly landslides and flash floods, leaving a trail of destruction across the region. Several lives have been lost, while the search continues for at least 25 missing tourists caught in the natural disaster. So far, more than 300 tourists have been rescued by emergency teams, despite […] The post Gilgit-Baltistan: Floods wreak havoc, search ongoing for missing tourists…
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