Cloudburst flooding damages homes, blocks roads in GB

• 13 houses, waterways, crops destroyed in Ghizer, Gilgit
• Orders issued for immediate restoration of irrigation channels amid drought threat

GILGIT: Extremely high summer temperatures and erratic weather patterns continue to cause destruction in Gilgit-Baltistan, as a cloudburst-induced flood damaged 13 homes, agricultural land, crops, and other properties in Gilgit and Ghizer on Saturday.

The flood also blocked Naltar Highway, Gilgit-Ghizar road and other link roads.

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