Blooming flowers and bright fields are not the only things summer brings in Hunza. Unfortunately, it also brings high floods in the district’s Hasanabad River, putting the lives of residents at risk.
As temperatures rise, the ice of the Shishper Glacier near Mount Shishpar melts, increasing the water level in the river.
According to residents, this threatens the lives of people living near the Karakoram Highway. “There are more than 100 houses here and over the years several people have lost their lives,” a resident said.
The disaster management authority, on the other hand, claims that no damage has taken place. “Last year, we did some protective work after which damages were prevented and the intensity of the water flow was broken,” a worker of the management said.
He added that the flooding took place because of unprecedented temperatures.
The deputy commissioner of Hunza has taken notice of the problem and is working with the people to provide alternate houses to those affected.
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