SKARDU: The water level in the lake, formed by landslide, has reached 140 feet, resulting in the sinking of large areas and causing fear among the residents of the area.
Local administration has been directed by Chief Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan to install a warning system in the area.
The commissioner and deputy commissioner have reached to visit Shagr, a sub-division of Skardu where a 300 x 800 mountain landslide fell down in the river in the suburbs of Hoto on the night between Tuesday and Wednesday.
The water also flooded agricultural lands and uprooted hundreds of trees.
Few days earlier, landslide occurred that blocked water flow of River Baraldo and caused the water level to go up by 140 feet.
The water has spread upto four kilometer which has blocked the road leads to world second highest mountain peak, K2.
