SKARDU: A glacier moving towards the Arandu village in Shigar district, Gilgit Baltistan has caused 14 families
to move down to another village.
According to media reports, a G-B Legislative Assembly member said that many houses and animals of the locals
had come under the glacier.
However, authorities have been unable to gauge whe
ther the animals and houses were buried under the glacier or an avalanche triggered by heavy snowfall in the neighbourhood of Arandu village.
Baltistan Division Commissioner Asim Ayub told media that a 10-member rescue team consisting of police and volunteers has left for Shigar. He added that because routes to the area have been blocked, the rescue teams will have to walk to the village and will reach the area in two to three days.
L
ocal authorities have requested the army to provide
helicopters for rescue work. Moreover, the administrations of all the four districts of Baltistan have been put on high alert.
