GILGIT:

A local shepherd's timely warning proved a lifeline for the entire population of Roshan village in Ghizer district, sparing them from a devastating flash flood early Friday morning, as the state's vaunted flood alerts once more rang hollow, proving little more than dead weight.

The incident has reignited debate over the wisdom of indigenous knowledge in the unforgiving terrain of Gilgit-Baltistan, where nature often calls the shots.

Officials confirmed that Roshan, located some 200 kilometres from Gilgit, was completely submerged. Although no lives were lost, residents lost all their household belongings and livestock.

According to villagers and local authorities, tragedy was averted solely because of the shepherd's presence of mind. While tending to his cattle in the mountains

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