Melting glacier leaves hundreds homeless in Skardu

GILGIT / PESHAWAR: Flash floods triggered by melting glacier have damaged over two dozen homes, hundreds of kanals of land, crops and trees along the Burgi nullah in Skardu, forcing the evacuation of dozens of households to safe areas.

“The flood in the nullah sparked panic and damaged a large number of private properties, but fortunately, no human loss has been reported,” a district administration official told Dawn.

The flooding has affected many villages situated along the Burgi nullah...