KARACHI: Glaciers in northern areas of Pakistan have started meltingrapidly raising fears of a flood situation.
There has been a rise in number of glacial lakes – lakes with origins inmelted glaciers – being formed in Gilgit-Baltistan, Chitral district ofKhyber Pakhtunkhwa and other areas, the spokesperson of Climate Changeministry has said.
In 2010, there had been 2,400 glacial lakes in northern parts of thecountry, but currently the count stands at 3,000.
Out of these glacial lakes, the spokesperson added, nearly 52 lakes mightstart flowing at any time leading to flash floods and extreme threat topeople inhabiting mountains.
Authorities have also been working in these areas with the help of UN’sGreen Climate Fund, which has issued $36 million to support efforts torespond to climate change challenges