by Peshawar, Pakistan (AP) – fall flood triggered by Heavy monsoon Rain swept away several vehicles with tourists in northern Pakistan, killed at least three people and missed 15 others, officials said on Tuesday.
Rescue officials Pakistani rescue officials say that the upper hand of Monsunregation has killed at least 225 people since June 26 and injured more than 500 across the country. Experts say that climate change leads to an increase in extreme weather events in the region.
A cloud burst caused floods and landslides on Monday, with more than 200 local tourists being blocked after an important motorway near the Northern Chilas district, said Faizullah Faraq, a government spokesman in the Gilgit-Baltistan region. Army supporters were used in the evacuation, including women and children, he said.
Several vehicles were buried under the rubble of landslides, and rescuers use heavy machines to find the missing tourists and residents, said Faraq. Three corpses were recovered.
The The National Disaster Management Authority has published an updated flood Days earlier warning against the trip to the northern areas due to potential landslides and blocked streets.
At the beginning of this month the authorities Warned that you cannot rule the repetition of extreme weather like the 2022 floods This immersed a third of the country and killed 1,737 people.
