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Posts published in “Day: June 18, 2013

Around 20,000 people stranded in Phandar valley since a week

GILGIT: A major road in Phandar valley, Ghizer District – submerged during recent floods in the area – has left some 20,000 people stranded in the remote valley since a week. The road sank on June 10 when flood water from Gilgit River inundated Sosat area, a few kilometres from Phandar valley, cutting off locals from the rest of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B). “About half a kilometre of the road is under water and vehicles are unable…