ISLAMABAD, May 20 (APP): Rescue activities for affectees of Attabad lake has gained momentum as weather became clear Thursday after several days of rains and winds. Helicopter service has resumed which was postponed Wednesday due to bad weather. However, sunny weather has speed up the melting process of glaciers which will likely raise the water level in the lake. Currently, the level of water in artificially formed 16 km long Attabad Lake which was over 352 feet on the River Hunza has reached dangerous level.
News channels reported Thursday the water level has surged further by 5 feet to 357 feet in the lake, just few feet below of water spillways created to release the water.
Officials say the water was expected to start draining into spillways later by May 22. Water in the lake was rising by one meter daily.
The water from the lake has also submerged parts of Gulmit, a tourist resort on the main Karakoram Highway linking Pakistan with China. The highway has already been closed, badly affecting trade between the two countries.
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