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More landsliding expected in Attaabad
HUNZA: Field Geologist Sher Sultan Baig on Saturday said 10 percent area of Attaabad is still unstable due to its geographic conditions and the danger of landsliding looms large there.Talking to journalists, he said FOCUS has conducted a survey of the area and send its recommendations to the concerned authorities, to avoid more disasters in future. It has recommended that the inhabitants should be evacuated from the area.
Talking about the outflow of water from the Hunza Lake, he said, "it depends upon weather condition, inflow, melting of glaciers, and the rate of erosion in the Lake". However, he added there is a potential threat of flooding at downstream places.
"Our experts are continuously monitoring the situation and I hope the final picture will be cleared after May 31", he said.
Courtesy www.Geo.tv