New lake threatens havoc in Pakistan

A little over two months ago, Al Jazeera's team in Islamabad, the Pakistan capital, was alerted by our contacts in the Northern Areas over a major landslide. 


They told us that the village of Attabad, perched dangerously on the slopes of a mountainside, was no more.
The geological survey of Pakistan had warned about the impending disaster after they conducted a survey of the area before the slide took place so the village was evacuated.

But some chose to stay of their own accord and many of them became victims. Significantly, the slide had blocked the River Hunza, posing a potential threat of submerging entire villages and the highway. More >>>