As the first anniversary of the tragic attabad lake disaster nears, people in gojal and elsewhere in the country have decided to mark it as a black day. Six thousand people had to move from upstream villages. May 01, 2010 autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. As the newlyformed lake grew, authorities rushed to evacuate and supply those affected in the landslide area and upstream. Due to the earth flow disaster in attabad hunza the gojal upper hunza is cut off from rest of the world. You can also try a different route while coming back by adding multiple destinations. Attabad, the pakistani mountain village that is now an island. Ejew1y from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. No matter how hard we try to forget them they just linger on, often refreshing feelings of pain and suffering. Jan 04, 2010 attabad landslide hunza live by inayat ali. Pm nawaz inaugurates pakchina friendship tunnels over attabad lake.
Attabad lake has become one of the biggest tourist attractions in gilgitbaltistan offering activities like boating, jet skiing, fishing and other recreational activities. The lake gets its influx from hunza river 2,800 cu fts. Attabad lake also known as gojal lake is located near hunza valley, one naturally blessed part of northern areas of pakistan. Role of women organizations in household economy before and.
Well there are a few different ones that you can view which provide a birds eye view of the terrain on the road map from gilgit to attabad lake of course travel time also has to be taken into consideration when. Truck sinking accident, attabad lake pakistan youtube. Environmental study of attabad lake disaster in gilgit. The attabad landslide crisis in hunza, pakistan lessons.
The maximum length of the lake is miles 21 km and the depth is 358 feet 109 m. Satellite images of attabad disaster alimusofer youtube. The final spillway at the attabad landslide the glof into the lake behind the attabad landslide yesterday appears to have raised the water level by something over two metres, in addition to the increase of about a metre from the normal inflow please see the data on my monitoring site. Attabad lake was formed due to a massive landslide. To find the return map from islamabad to attabad lake, begin with entering start and end locations in calculator control and click on show return map. The lake was formed due to a massive landslide at attabad village in gilgitbaltistan, 9 miles upstream of karimabad that occurred on 4 january 2010. The river receives its water from the snow which melts from the mountains and from glaciers.
Attabad lake in northern pakistan confirms that mountains have their often dramatic life. Attabad landslide dam disaster in pakistan 2010 figure 8 images of lake expansion by nasa before it overspills is s m ge b ul l e ti n. Dambreak risk analysis of the attabad landslide dam in. The lake was created in january 2010 as a result of the attabad disaster. It is situated at the height of 2435 meters above the sea level.
When i first visited attabad lake it had just been formed during a night of tragedy, but when i visited again a few weeks ago it had evolved into a. Lake was formed due to recent landslide at attabad village. Five months ago, on january 4th, 2010 in the remote hunza river valley of northern pakistan, a massive landslide buried the village of attabad, destroying 26 homes, killing 20 people, and damming. Since the inflow in the river has remained undisturbed, the lake is expanding backwards and its water has risen to a high level. Attabad lake in hunza, however, was born of less romantic circumstances. Attabad lake sometimes called gojal lake is a lake in hunza valley in northern pakistan. Shaista, the victim of attabad disaster ismailimail. Well there are a few different ones that you can view which provide a birds eye view of the terrain on the road map from gilgit to attabad lake. We have fun games, quizzes, riddles and viral posts as well as diy guides, helpful tutorials and tasty recipes.
Attabad lake in pakistan is a stunning result of a natural disaster. Chinese experts had also visited the attabad 4 weeks ago. Twenty people are said to have died, and many more became victim. It blocked the flow of the hunza river for five months the flooding caused by the blockage covered the karakoram highway. Attabad lake is a lake in gojal valley, hunza, gilgit baltistan, an administrative region of pakistan. Sher wali some events of our lives become immortal. In january 2010, a massive landslide blocked the flow of river hunza, creating a natural dam and burying 20 people beneath it. This paper discusses the risk of dam breach and hazards to the kkh project construction site following a dam breach. On january 4th, 2010 in the remote hunza river valley of northern pakistan, a massive landslide buried the village of attabad, destroying 26 homes, killing 20 people, and damming up the hunza river. Today it is one of the most beautiful lakes of the world because of the surrounding dramatic mountain landscape. These 10 images do not only showcase the beauty of attabad lake in pakistan, but also tell the story of its formation, which is the result of a disaster. The story of attabad landslide and the victims of the disaster is a reminder that we need to prepare well and anticipate the risks of natural hazards. Unfading memories of the attabad disaster pamir times. Attabad lake is within the scope of wikiproject lakes, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of lakerelated articles on wikipedia, using the tools on the project page.
The upshot is that the freeboard is likely be 4 metres or. Attabad lake has become one of the biggest tourist attractions in gilgitbaltistan offering activities like boating, jet. The lake was created in njanuary 2010 as a result of the attabad disaster. You drive from gilgit and trip ends at attabad lake. Anwaar mohyuddin, rozina begumrole of women organizations in household economy before and after the attabad lake disaster in hunza valley european academic research vol. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale.
The lake was created in january 2010 as a result of th. Hunza lake in attabad potential disaster in the making page 3. Pakistan pt poll judicial inquiry of attabad disaster. Sep 15, 2015 attabad road link with china restored. Attabad lake has become one of the biggest tourist attractions in gilgitbaltistan offering activities like boating, jet skiing. Generally, an ebook can be downloaded in five minutes or less. The attabad landslide dam caused significant property losses and many human casualties in pakistan, and also greatly affected the operation of the chinapakistan karakoram highway kkh. Social issues submitted by shabab words 7605 pages 31. I congrate him for the selection of his films in india for competition and pray he might win. Were here to inspire, make you laugh and enrich your knowledge with thousands of family friendly articles, videos and photos on health and lifestyle, art and design, nature, history, sports, religion, science and technology. Pm nawaz inaugurates pakchina friendship tunnels over. Without putting effective disaster management plans in place, we will be faced with similar disasters in the future, because the elements of nature are always ready to wreak havoc. You drive from gilgit and trip ends at attabad lake now that you know that the driving distances from gilgit to attabad lake is 121.
It is located at 36190n 74480e with an altitude of 2559 metres 8398 feet, and is famous as home of the attabad lake. Now that you know that the driving distances from gilgit to attabad lake is 121. This short video takes you about 200 meters deep inside the underconstruction attabad tunnel in gojal, hunza. This epic lake in pakistan will soon disappear attabad lake. Explore attabad lake profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of. Oct 23, 2010 shaista has done a brilliant job in this documentary. It blocked the flow of the hunza river for five months. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. I also appreciate the young filmmaker nisar ahmed who contributed alot during this disaster. Feb 09, 2014 truck sinking accident, attabad lake pakistan subahazara. Since the lake was formed the only means of crossing was by loading vehicles onto wooden boats. Hunza lake in attabad potential disaster in the making. Attabad road link with china restored newspaper dawn. In 2010, a massive landslide occurred in the area surrounding the famed.
The lake was created by a landslide which happened in the village of attabad on 4 january 2010. Latest videos related to attabad disaster pamir times. Attabad lake in pakistans hunza valley is an incredible place. Ii, issue 6 september 2014 8077 geographically, it is situated between 36230 n and 74540 e. Risky boat rides over frozen attabad lake share tweet boat service is the only means of transportation for over 25,000 people of gojal this winter. Attabad, 14 july 2014 irin four and a half years after a landslide and subsequent flooding in northern pakistans gilgitbaltistan state killed 19 people and displaced around 25,000, a solution to the plight of local residents seems as far off as ever. Role of women organizations in household economy before. New pictures of attabad the landslide blog agu blogosphere. Attabad lake was formed due to a massive landslide at attabad village in gilgitbaltistan, hunza river, pakistan, january 2010. Oct 01, 2017 when i first visited attabad lake it had just been formed during a night of tragedy, but when i visited again a few weeks ago it had evolved into a tourist destination. Attabad lake has been visited by both current and former prime ministers yousuf raza gillani and nawaz sharif, and by the chief minister of punjab shahbaz sharif, sharif announced rs 100 million of aid for the victims from the punjab government and rs 0.
Two teenage girls in waziristan village killed for honour over leaked mobile video. It was founded only in 2010, when a massive landslide in the mountain shut out the entire valley of river hunza. Attabad lake, a teardrop miracle, is one of the masterpieces of nature lying in the gojal valley of hunza, gilgit baltistan. Hunza lake in attabad potential disaster in the making page 2. The disaster had also claimed several lives, submerged surrounding villages and displaced around 25,000 people of the area. Recent cases and geomorphic evidence of landslidedammed lakes. Following a typical disaster risk management cycle comprising three distinct stages of pre, during and post disaster activities, attabad lake incidence will be. Asia, gilgitbaltistan, gulmit, karakoram range, mountain.
The lake has since become a tourist attraction itself for its unique blue color and dramatic mountain backdrop. Attabad lake can be sustained after partial draining out through spillway and this natural hazard can be transformed into an opportunity. To be precise, the attabad lake is a result of natural calamity and, therefore, very different in function and structure compared to normal concrete dams. The tunnel is being built by a chinese corporation in a bid to connect the two estranged ends of the karakoram highway several kilometers of which was destroyed by the 2010 attabad landslide disaster and the resulting lake that inundated several villages upstream and left. Pakistan hattian bala and attabad are combined with. Attabad lake in northern pakistan stock photo download image. One such incident was the horrendous attabad landslide disaster that struck the attabad village on 4 january 2010, in the hunza valley.
Following a typical disaster risk management cycle comprising three distinct stages of pre, during and post disaster activities, attabad lake incidence will be viewed for each activity starting from the preventive. One year on, the threat is still looming share tweet thousands living up and down the 23kilometrelong lake are still under threat from the lake. Installation of stateoftheart early warning and alarm system video monitoring of dam site. Photo by faisal latif on unsplash beautiful free images. Keywords landslide dam, lake outburst flood, spillway, hazard indication map, attabad. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Pdf attabad landslide dam disaster in pakistan 2010. The first, presumably large, phase of the attabad landslideevent was rapidly emplaced onto this. As many as 26 persons stranded in the middle of the attabad lake on newly inaugurated emergency boat. Journal of environmental treatment techniques 20, volume 1, issue 1, pages. Attabad lake in northern pakistan was created in early 2010 when a massive landslide cut off the hunza valley from the upper north. Also known as the attabad disaster, the lake here is one of the prime tourist attractions and tourists can often be seen enjoying jet skiing, fishing. The tunnel is being built by a chinese corporation in a bid to connect the two estranged ends of the karakoram highway several kilometers of which was destroyed by the 2010 attabad landslide disaster and the resulting lake that inundated several villages upstream and left thousands of. Explore attabad lake profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of attabad lake.
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