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Summary
The water level in the Attabad lake is rising by four feet daily reaching to a threatening 375 feet owing to increase in temperature, which resulted into the melting of glaciers. According to Focus Foundation monitoring the Lake, 18 to 22-foot cusecs of water is falling into the lake; while, water flowing out of the Lake at seven different points is recorded at 80 to 84 cusecs. The water is fast approaching to the Lakes mouth, where a spillway has been constructed for water outflow. The water would start pouring out of the spillway within a couple of days and this would be the moment when a massive flood is being feared as a result of huge outpouring of water or breakdown of spillway under severe pressure. According to the survey, some experts voiced apprehension that the mountain present on each side of the Spillway could throw its debris down at the time of water outpouring and may again cause the closure of Lakes passage.Seeing the situation, a total of 18 relief camps have been set up in Gilgit and Hunza; of them, nine are in Hunza Nagar and nine others in Gilgit. Meanwhile, the people still living in an area declared as Danger Zone, have been sternly warned to evacuate to the relief camps; otherwise, they would be forced out of their places.
