Climate Disasters Fuel Deaths in Northern Pakistan

Seven volunteers were killed and three were injured in a mudslide on Monday while repairing flood-damaged infrastructure in Gilgit-Baltistan, following a glacial lake outburst. The flash flooding also damaged the Karakoram Highway, disrupted trade routes, and forced evacuations from affected areas. Experts link the increasing frequency of such events to rising temperatures and accelerating glacier melt. Despite contributing less than 1% to global emissions, Pakistan continues to suffer disproportionately from climate-driven extreme weather.

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