{
  "id": 157887,
  "title": "Karakoram Highway closed, Ghizer worst hit by more flash floods",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/karakoram-highway-closed-ghizer-worst-hit-by-more-flash-floods",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T02:42:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2020690/karakoram-highway-closed-ghizer-worst-hit-by-more-flash-floods"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Flash floods triggered by cloudbursts and rapid glacial melting have caused widespread damage across Gilgit-Baltistan, with Ghizer district among the worst affected. The Karakoram Highway was closed near Altashi Nullah, leaving tourists and locals stranded as rising water levels in several rivers posed a threat to downstream communities. In Ghizer, an artificial lake created by flash floods submerged dozens of houses, agricultural land, and public infrastructure, forcing residents to evacuate. Authorities have directed the GB Disaster Management Authority and district administrations to expedite rescue, relief, and rehabilitation operations. In Punjab, provincial minister Khwaja Salman Rafique visited flood-prone areas in Jalalpur Pirwala to review flood preparedness and inspect protective embankments.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}