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Glaciers and floods
GLOFs, glacier retreat, flash floods and avalanches in the most glaciated region outside the poles.
5 reports on file
Alkhidmat gives 31 Ghizer flood-hit farmers small tractors
The charity distributed the machines to help farmers whose land was damaged by flooding, Greenpost reported.
Massive avalanche filmed on Rakaposhi slopes
A video shared online shows a large snow slide on the mountain in Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, with no immediate reports of casualties.
Gilgit-Baltistan villagers graft glaciers to secure water
The ancient Gang Khswa technique involves burying 'male' and 'female' glacier fragments above 4,000 metres and waiting years for them to consolidate.
Snowfall turns Babusar Top icy as tourists arrive
24 News HD reported the pass linking Kaghan Valley to Chilas was covered in snow and drawing visitors despite the cold.
Senate warned 33 glacial lakes put 7.1 million at risk
A briefing to a Senate committee said 33 lakes in Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa could burst suddenly, with gaps in early warning systems.