Dossier
Gilgit-Baltistan Disaster Management Authority (GBDMA)
Coverage of Gilgit-Baltistan Disaster Management Authority (GBDMA) in the Nexus archive.
Gilgit-Baltistanplace2Thore Valleyplace1Diamerplace1Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD)organization1National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC)organization1cloudbursttopic1glacial lake outburst floods (Glofs)topic1Suparcoorganization1glacial lake outburst floodstopic1climate changetopic1National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)organization1Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA)organization1Khyber Pakhtunkhwaplace1
- Cloudburst-induced floods wreak havoc in Diamer’s Thore Valley
Cloudburst-induced floods in Diamer’s Thore Valley caused extensive damage to homes, roads, and farmland, displacing dozens of families. The Pakistan Meteorological Department issued a Glof alert, while authorities warned of landslide risks and ongoing glacier melt exacerbating flood conditions in Gilgit-Baltistan.
- Suparco puts 130 glacial lakes on danger watch
Suparco identified 130 potentially dangerous glacial lakes in Pakistan using satellite imagery, sharing risk assessments with disaster management authorities. The analysis highlights climate change's role in accelerating glacial melt and warns of potential glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) threatening downstream populations.