Karakoram Highway reopened as rescue, aid efforts continue in flood-hit GB

The Karakoram Highway (KKH) was reopened on Saturday as aid and rescue operations continued in Gilgit-Baltistan after flash floods battered the region.

The devastating impacts of climate change have become more visible in GB as unprecedented heat­­waves, erratic weat­her patterns and glacial melting have triggered cloudbursts and intense floods across the region.

On Monday, floods swept through GB’s Babusar area in Diamer district and Naran, causing landslides and leaving many stranded.