GILGIT:

The Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) government announced on Sunday that the lake formed after a recent glacial outburst in Ghizer district has receded to 40 feet and no longer poses a threat to nearby settlements.

G-B government spokesperson Faizullah Faraq said the situation downstream, which had earlier sparked alarm for Ghizer, Gilgit and Diamer districts, was now under control. He assured that for now, there was no danger from the lake.

However, the toll of the disaster has already been heavy. According to Israruddin Israr, coordinator of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan in G-B, more than 3,000 people belonging to 330 households have been displaced, making this the second-largest internal displacement in the region since the 2010 Attabad tragedy.

Talidas village bore the brun

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