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GLOF threat

By APP
June 14, 2026
A community hall and houses show signs of damage after a Glacial Lake Outburst Flooding (GLOF) incident occurred from the nearby Shisper glacier, in Hassanabad village, Hunza valley, in the Karakoram mountain range in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, October 10, 2023. — Reuters
A community hall and houses show signs of damage after a Glacial Lake Outburst Flooding (GLOF) incident occurred from the nearby Shisper glacier, in Hassanabad village, Hunza valley, in the Karakoram mountain range in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, October 10, 2023. — Reuters

PESHAWAR: Rescue 1122 Malakand has called on residents to remain alert and adopt precautionary mea­sures after authorities war­ned of possible Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF), flash floods and related weather hazards in upper parts of Khyber Pakh­tunkhwa.

The warning follows an advisory issued by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) in view of forecasts of heavy rainfall in northern and upper regions beginning from the evening of June 13.

The expected weather conditions may increase the risk of glacial lake overflow, rapid flooding in local streams and seasonal waterways, and incidents of landslides in vulnerable areas.