Four bridges have also been swept away by the rising flood in various parts of the region, isolating it from the rest of the country.
In district Diamer, four people were killed in flood related incidents. Earlier, two girls were died after a bridge was swept away by floods in Chilas.
Two people were killed in Ghizer and a similar number in Astor after lightning hit a remote village late Thursday. In addition, three hydel power generation units in Gilgit, Astor and Chilas were badly affected after landslides hit them, pushing the whole region into darkness.
Officials of the Disaster Management Authority in Gilgit said that 260 houses were inundated in Gilgit, 160 in Ghizer, 15 in Astor and 10 in Chilas by floods. “We will provide food and shelter to the displaced people for one week,” Lodhi said.
Meanwhile, officials said that the mountainous terrain, coupled with incessant rains, had made access difficult for government to reach out to the victims immediately. “The Karakoram Highway has been blocked at various places from Gahkuch to Rawalpindi due to landslides,” the officials said, adding that the Ghizar-Chitral Road had been swept away near Gich by the rising river. Local people term the destruction caused by the current floods as unprecedented in the region’s history.
In Gilgit, the Baseen area, Chamogarh Colony, Press Club, G-B Legislative Assembly, and many other low-lying areas were inundated. One of the main roads, the River View Road, in Gilgit town remained blocked on Friday after its major portion was submerged in water.
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