May 25: A glacier burst caused a second flooding in four days in Upper Hunza on Sunday, damaging orchards and villagers’ property. <br /> <br />The flooding suspended traffic on the Karakoram Highway. <br /> <br />Last Thursday, the glacier’s snout had blocked the regular flow of a river in Gulkhin village, causing a flood that disrupted life and communication in Gojal tehsil, some 145 kilometres north of Gilgit and close to the border with China. <br /> <br />Traffic was resumed in the area on Friday after the Chinese engineers along with FWO personnel working on the KKH expansion project repaired the road. <br /> <br />But on Sunday, the water building up behind the blockage burst again, flooding new areas. <br /> <br />Experts said mudslides and flood had been caused by dramatic changes in the behaviour of the Sheirpaigh glacier near Gulkhin and Hussaini villages due to global climate changes. <br /> <br />Dozens of houses, cattle pens, potato and wheat crops and orchards have been affected by the flooding. <br /> <br />Telecommunication and road links between Gojal tehsil and Gilgit were <br /> <br />Northern Areas Of Pakistan is your destination for daily Exploring with fresh videos every day. <br /> <br />Follow my social media accounts for daily mind-blowing Destinations. <br /> <br />Subscribe us on YouTube - <br />https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNzOkZEcKBRPK949JLZuxLg <br /> <br />Follow us on Dailymotion - <br />http://www.dailymotion.com/northernareasofpakistan <br /> <br />Follow us on Twitter - <br />https://twitter.com/NorthernAOP <br /> <br />Like us on Facebook - <br />https://www.facebook.com/northernareasofpakistan <br /> <br />Follow us on Instagram - <br />https://www.instagram.com/northernaop <br /> <br />Follow us on Pinterest - <br />https://www.pinterest.com/NorthernAOP <br /> <br /> <br />If you have any copyright issues then please contact me directly on - <br />northernareasofpakistans@gmail.com <br /> <br />Thanks for taking the time to view Northern Areas Of Pakistan Videos.
