Image from Pamir Times.
The Pakistan Red Crescent have published the latest update on the state of the Attabad landslide in northern Pakistan. The key information is that the water level in the barrier lake is rising at 0.4 feet (about 12 cm) per hour (NB note correction). The level is reportedly 44 feet (13.4 metres) from the crest of the dam. The lake is about to inundate the settlement of Ayinabad. APP reports that a channel will be constructed to drain the lake but that in the meantime downstream settlements are being evacuated.
Image from Pamir Times.
Meanwhile, clearance of the Karakoram Highway continues but is expected to take a month.
It remains difficult to determine the death toll from this event. The PRC report says "At least 15 people are reported to have been killed out of which and others are still missing". APP reports 13 deaths and six people missing.
Dave,
ReplyDeleteCould you put comments to some of the picturs when you get time(you said you are on the road). I realize you may not know what is going on in them also. I am having a hard time understanding the sequence and locality. (dust clouds are from repeats, correct? The damaged buildings were on part of the slide or were struck by debris coming down the river valley?)
Take care and keep up the good work!
Thanks, John O.