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Posts published in “Day: June 14, 2013

At risk: Rising water levels raise alarm in G-B: By Shabbir Mir in Express Tribune, June 14

GILGIT: Threatening to inundate low-lying areas, water levels have risen to alarming levels in rivers and lakes of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B). In Gilgit, water entered houses in Chamogarh Colony and other residential areas downstream as Gilgit River’s embankments gave way on Thursday. “We constantly fear inundation,” said Itman, a resident of Chamogarh Colony, an area alongside the river. “We stay on duty at night so we can order evacuations if a flood comes.” Additionally, there have…