GEO 436 GILGIT-BALTISTAN: Landslide-triggered lake in Hunza continued to rise, as another Gojal village of Gilmat turned into island, Geo News reported Wednesday. The most of Karakoram Highway came under water in Gojal tehsil headquarter of Gilmat, cutting off Gilmat from other areas of Gojal. The disastrous water level turned Gilmat into an island with over 2500 people stranded there. Meantime, the water level in Ata Abad Lake is persistently rising. The high-ups are taking stock of the havoc that could possibly be wrought by the outpouring from the spillway of the lake. Control rooms and help centers have been set up on various points in Gilgit and Hunza. The affected people lambasted government for maladministration, as no better measures were taken up after the lapse of even four months. The lake-displaced people said if the same indifference of the government continued, they would be forced to leave their camps for the devastated areas.
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