Accelerated glacial melt and monsoon rains trigger deadly floods in Pakistan | Pakistan
Glaciers in Northern Pakistan melts at a speed that is accelerated as a result of record -breaking summer temperatures and leads to fatal flash and landslides.
Floods and heavy monsoon rains caused destruction throughout the country this summer, killed at least 72 people, and the rains have been wounded more than 130 since it began at the end of June.
In the mountainous region of Gilgit-Baltistan of the country, temperatures rose up to 48.5c (119.3f), which is defined as unprecedented in a region of more than 1,200 meters above sea level and famous for its snow-lined mountains. The previous registration was 47 degrees determined in 1971.
The region, which covers the Himalayalar, Hindu Kush and Karakoram mountain rankings, witnessed an acceleration in the melting of the glaciers last week.
It led to the swelling of local rivers and the formation of unbalanced lakes exploding, triggering villages and roads, triggering some communities and triggering flash floods and landslides, and release others.
Gilgit-Baltistan’s disaster management authority Zakir Hussain said that the region is faced with a “very serious situation ve and describes the rapid formation of volatile glacial lakes as“ extremely hostile ”to the security of people.
He said he had been evacuated from their homes in some areas close to glaciers. “We are facing a flood in many areas,” he said. “The rise of the temperature sent a tremor to our thorns. We haven’t witnessed such an air here before.”
He said it could only be the beginning and that the region remains at a high alarm as the warnings of high temperatures continue.
There are about 7,200 glaciers in Gilgit-Baltistan, but as a result of climate emergency, the number and size has decreased in recent years. Glaciers feed the vital river basins and an important part of Pakistan’s water source.
Tariq Ali, who lives in Gilgit, said that the flash floods and high temperatures have devastated the fields of agricultural lands that most people trust in livelihoods.
“Like Hell, Ali Ali said. “There is no rain for a while, we only see heat waves and witness very serious ice melting. Personally, I have never witnessed such summer conditions in Gilgit.”
Pakistan, which has a population of 240 million, is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world that faces the effects of the climate crisis, irregular rains and high flood and severe heat waves. . In 2022, at least 1,700 people killed and more than 33 million affected by destructive flash floods.
Experts say the country may face a repetition of 2022 floods. Punjab province has recently recorded heavy rainfall, which has caused urban floods. Authorities said that the rainfall will continue in the coming days.
When a family was on vacation last month, he died after he was sweeping the Swat River north of Pakistan after heavy rains and flash floods.
Pakistan’s former Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman said it was not enough to prepare and protect the country. Uz We are on the central base of a global climate polycchria, ”he wrote X.“ Pakistan is now number one as the country that was most affected by the climate in 2025. This is very big. But do you see that the alarm bells are stolen?
