The road link between Pakistan and China has been cut off completely after a section of the Karakoram Highway became submerged in flooding.

The situation developed following the rapid melting of glaciers in Gilgit-Baltistan, sending torrents of water down from the snow-covered mountains and causing rivers to overflow.

The Hunza River is flowing in high flood, while in Chitral, the Inter-Provincial Highway has been closed for a week. The Gilgit-Shandur Road has remained blocked for 12 days due to flooding.

At Morkhun and Gorchhi, parts of the Karakoram Highway have been swept away by the floods, isolating several villages from the outside world.

The closure of roads has raised the risk of a shortage of food and essential commodities in upper Ghizer, where tourists are also stranded.

Recent rains have filled Tarbela Dam, and authorities have announced that its spillways will be opened.

The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued alerts for Swabi, Haripur and Nowshera, while the risk of flooding has also increased in the Sutlej River and adjoining streams in Punjab.

In Liaquatpur, erosion along the banks of the Chenab River has intensified, destroying hundreds of homes.

In Taunsaa, katchha areas have become submerged after the Indus river level rose, forcing people to live under the open sky and desperately waiting for help.

According to experts, the rapid melting of glaciers has created a dangerous chain of flooding from the north to the south, and if the extreme weather persists, the scale of the destruction could expand further in the coming days.